Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

numerous; confused; disorderly

Chinese: 众多、很多、困惑。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fen” becomes a different word in each tone. 纷 is the 1st 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

  • 纷纷fēn fēnone after another; in succession; one by one; continuously
  • 纠纷jiū fēndispute
  • 缤纷bīn fēnvast and various; rich and diverse
  • 解纷jiě fēnto mediate a dispute
  • 纷争fēn zhēngto dispute

Example Sentence

下课了,同学们纷纷走出教室。Xià kè le, tóng xué men fēn fēn zǒu chū jiào shì.After class, the students one after another walked out of the classroom.

下课Xià kèto finish classle(completed action)同学tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)纷纷fēn fēnone after anotherzǒuto walkchūto go out教室jiào shìclassroom