• 1179th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēn (fen1)numerous • confused • disorderly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēn (fen1)The component is pronounced as 'fēn' (fen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for fēn (fen1)The component is pronounced as 'fèn' (fen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

缤纷 (繽紛)

Uncommon

五彩缤纷 (五彩繽紛)
纠纷 (糾紛)
纷呈 (紛呈)
纷扰 (紛擾)
纷争 (紛爭)
纷纷 (紛紛)
纷繁 (紛繁)
纷飞 (紛飛)

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  • 1294th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 54 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fán (fan2)complicated • many • in great numbers • abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

繁忙 
繁华 (繁華)
频繁 (頻繁)

Uncommon

纷繁 (紛繁)
繁多 
繁星 
繁荣 (繁榮)
繁殖 
繁琐 (繁瑣)
繁盛 
繁花 
繁衍 
繁复 (繁複)
繁重 
繁杂 (繁雜)
繁体 (繁體)
繁体字 (繁體字)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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