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繁

fán HSK 5
繁 fán HSK 5
  • 1. numerous; complex (opposite of 简)
  • 2. prosperous; flourishing
  • 3. to breed (livestock)
  • 4. many; quite a few
Words using 繁 as fán (10)
  • 1 繁荣 fán róng — prosperous HSK 5
    • 繁 numerous, abundant
    • 荣 glory, flourish
    Example

    这个城市的经济很繁荣。

    zhè ge chéng shì de jīng jì hěn fán róng

    This city's economy is very prosperous.

  • 2 繁忙 fán máng — busy HSK 6
    • 繁 numerous, complex (intensifies the busy quality)
    • 忙 busy, occupied (core meaning of being engaged in activity)
    Example

    机场在节假日特别繁忙。

    jī chǎng zài jié jià rì tè bié fán máng

    The airport is especially busy during holidays.

  • 3 繁殖 fán zhí — reproduce HSK 6
    • 繁 multiply, numerous
    • 殖 grow, increase
    Example

    兔子繁殖速度很快。

    tù zi fán zhí sù dù hěn kuài

    Rabbits reproduce very quickly.

  • 4 频繁 pín fán — frequent HSK 6
    • 频 frequency, repeated occurrence
    • 繁 numerous, many times
    Example

    他最近频繁出差。

    tā zuì jìn pín fán chū chāi

    He has been traveling for business frequently recently.

  • 5 繁体字 fán tǐ zì — traditional Chinese characters HSK 7
    • 繁 complex, elaborate (referring to the complex strokes)
    • 体 form, style (the form or style of writing)
    • 字 character (written character)
    Example

    香港和台湾使用繁体字。

    Xiāng Gǎng hé Tái wān shǐ yòng fán tǐ zì

    Hong Kong and Taiwan use traditional Chinese characters.

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Structure & writing
繁 fán — numerous; complex (opposite of 简)

繁 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 敏 mǐn — intelligent, quick-witted, agile
敏 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 5
繁 fán numerous; complex (opposite of 简)
2 糸 mì — fine silk thread, thin fiber
糸 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 1
系 xì system; interconnected series
HSK 2
累 lěi to pile up; to accumulate
HSK 5
素 sù white; natural color 索 suǒ thick rope or chain 紫 zǐ purple; violet color 繁 fán numerous; complex (opposite of 简)
HSK 7
紊 wěn disordered; chaotic; confused 絮 xù cotton fibers; cotton wadding

Stroke order