Phonosemantic compound. 糸 represents the meaning and 敏 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緐.
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Historical Evolution
繁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
繁
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
繁
Seal
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
繁
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
繁
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
繁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
繁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
繁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
繁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
繁
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
繁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
繁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
繁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
繁 [fán]
complicated; many; in great numbers; abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fántǐ], traditional form of Chinese characters
Japanese
noun
- complexity; frequency; trouble
- traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
繁 しげ
Shige female given namesurname
繁 しげかつ
Shigekatsu unclassified name
繁 しげさき
Shigesaki surname
繁 しげし
Shigeshi given name
繁 しげじ
Shigeji unclassified name
繁 しげつぐ
Shigetsugu unclassified name
繁 しげのり
Shigenori unclassified name
繁 しげゆき
Shigeyuki unclassified name
繁 しげる
Shigeru given name
繁 とくしげ
Tokushige surname
CHINESE WORDS (85)
频繁 [pínfán] #8,437
frequently
频繁 [pínfán] #8,437
frequently
繁荣 [fánróng] #11,692
prosperous
繁荣 [fánróng] #11,692
prosperous
繁殖 [fánzhí] #10,062
to breed
繁忙 [fánmáng] #11,295
busy
繁华 [fánhuá] #21,638
flourishing
繁华 [fánhuá] #21,638
flourishing
繁衍 [fányǎn] #16,042
to multiply
繁重 [fánzhòng] #21,934
heavy
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JAPANESE WORDS (51)
⭐ 頻繁 [ひんぱん] #5,380
frequent
⭐ 繁栄 [はんえい] #7,945
prosperity
茂み [しげみ] #8,760
thicket
⭐ 繁華街 [はんかがい] #12,351
business district
⭐ 茂る [しげる] #13,068
to grow thickly
⭐ 繁盛 [はんじょう] #15,481
prosperity
⭐ 繁殖 [はんしょく] #15,812
breeding
飛沫 [しぶき] #17,002
spray
⭐ 煩雑 [はんざつ] #41,467
complex
繁殖力 [はんしょくりょく] #41,750
reproductive (procreative) power
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