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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)

纷繁
fēnfán
numerous and complicated
冗繁
rǒngfán
miscellaneous
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)
繁育
fányù
to breed
繁花
fánhuā
flourishing blossom
繁茂
fánmào
exuberant
繁华
fánhuá
flourishing
HSK 6
繁芜
fánwú
wordy
繁衍
fányǎn
to multiply
繁复
fánfù
complicated
繁重
fánzhòng
heavy
繁杂
fánzá
many
繁体
fántǐ
traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form [[簡體|简体<jiǎntǐ>]]

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