ㄈㄢ ˊ

fán

complicated

繁 is a 17 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as fán in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 緐 may be used.

It is made up of the components 敏 (quick/sharp) and 糸 (silk).

  • 繁
    ㄈㄢ ˊ

    fán

    complicated

    • 敏
      ㄇㄧㄣ ˇ

      mǐn

      quick/sharp

    • 糸
      ㄇㄧ ˋ

      mì

      silk

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My AGILE fingers sew <complicated> embroidery into <MANY> SILK [fan]s. When I put them *up* for sale, people snatch them *up*.
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Combination of 敏 and 糸.
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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 繁 pronounced as fán

  • complicated
  • many
  • in great numbers
  • abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters
  • old variant of 繁[fan2]

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