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繁
fán
1. complicated
2. many
3. in great numbers
4. abbr. for [[繁體|繁体<fántǐ>]], traditional form of Chinese characters
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

繁
fán
complex, difficult; many, diverse
HSK 5 17 丶

Compound Words (20)

冗繁
rǒngfán
miscellaneous
浩繁
hàofán
vast
简繁
jiǎnfán
simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)
纷繁
fēnfán
numerous and complicated
繁冗
fánrǒng
variant of [[煩冗|烦冗<fánrǒng>]]
繁博
fánbó
numerous and wide-ranging
繁多
fánduō
many and varied
繁峙
Fánshì
Fanshi county in Xinzhou [[忻州<Xīnzhōu>]], Shanxi
繁忙
fánmáng
busy
HSK 6
繁文
fánwén
convoluted
繁昌
Fánchāng
Fanch county in Wuhu [[蕪湖|芜湖<Wúhú>]], Anhui
繁星
fánxīng
many stars
繁本
fánběn
detailed edition
繁荣
fánróng
prosperous
HSK 5
繁殖
fánzhí
to breed
HSK 6
繁琐
fánsuǒ
many and complicated
繁盛
fánshèng
prosperous
繁简
fánjiǎn
complicated and simple
繁缛
fánrù
many and elaborate
繁缕
fánlǚ
common chickweed (Stellaria media)

Alternate Entries

繁
fán
old variant of [[繁<fán>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,295
Word Frequency Rank
4,407 of 84,292