繁 fán · pó

HSK 5Character2 readings

complicated

Radical: 糸
Strokes: 17
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 敏糸
Traditional: 緐
Frequency: #1490 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fánMain reading póRare reading

fán

fan2Main readingHSK 5Unreviewed

complicated CC-CEDICT
many CC-CEDICT
in great numbers CC-CEDICT
abbr. for 繁体 (fán tǐ), traditional form of Chinese characters CC-CEDICT

Words that use “繁” as fán

繁荣fán róngbusy and rich, with many people and much businessWordHSK 5 频繁pín fánhappening many timesWordHSK 5 繁殖fán zhíwhen animals have babies and their numbers growWordHSK 6 繁华fán huábusy and full of people and shopsWordHSK 7–9 繁忙fán mángvery busy, with many people or things movingWordHSK 7–9 繁重fán zhòng(of work) too much and too hardWordHSK 7–9 繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese characters, the older form of written…WordHSK 7–9 冗繁rǒng fánmiscellaneousWord

pó

po2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is fán.

surname Po CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 繁

Draw “繁” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

这个字太繁了。
zhè ge zì tài fán le
This character is too complicated.
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他会写繁体字。
tā huì xiě fán tǐ zì
He can write traditional Chinese characters.
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这里的商店很繁。
zhè lǐ de shāng diàn hěn fán
There are many shops here.
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Same radical 糸

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縣xiàn 系xì 繫xì 索suǒ 素sù 累lèi 纍lèi 紧jǐn 緊jǐn 紮zā 紫zǐ 纂zuǎn

繁

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