Meaning
complicated; many; in great numbers
Chinese: 繁多、复杂，也表示兴盛。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fan” becomes a different word in each tone. 繁 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 频繁pín fánfrequently; often
- 繁荣fán róngprosperous; booming
- 繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce; to propagate
- 繁忙fán mángbusy; bustling
- 繁华fán huáflourishing; bustling
Example Sentence
春节前，街上一片繁忙的景象。Chūn jié qián, jiē shàng yí piàn fán máng de jǐng xiàng.Before Spring Festival, the streets are a busy scene.
春节Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese N前qiánfront，街上jiē shàngon the street一yíone片piàndisk繁忙fán mángbusy的deof景象jǐng xiàngscene。