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fán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fán | fan2
English translation
old variant of fán [fán]
complex, difficult; many, diverse

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About fán

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

fán

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

silk

Etymology of fán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

敏糸

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

mǐn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and mǐn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using fán

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分生孢子 bāo zǐ shì 真菌 zhēn jūn de 特征 tèzhēng ,无性 wú xìng 繁殖 fánzhí de 单位 dānwèi .

Conidia are the characteristic asexual reproductive units of fungi.

kān , hěn 懂得 dǒng de de 繁殖 fánzhí , Huán kuā shuì duì ne .

She knew a lot about horse breeding too, you see, and said I was right.

chūn Xià de 虚假 xūjiǎ 繁荣 fánróng 已经 yǐjīng 结束 jiéshù .

The false boom of the spring and summer had ended.

霞多丽 Xiá duō lì Hēi nuò de 葡萄 pútao shù zài 石灰石 shí huī shí 土壤 tǔrǎng Zhōng 繁茂 fán mào 生长 shēngzhǎng .

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines thrive in limestone soil.

告诫 gàojiè 我们 wǒmen 不要 bù yào zài tiáo 交通 jiāotōng 繁忙 fánmáng de 路上 lù shang wán .

He cautioned us for playing in that busy street.

Words with fán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
频繁 pínfán often頻繁
繁荣 fánróng prosperous繁榮
繁殖 fánzhí to breed繁殖 fánzhí
繁忙 fánmáng busy繁忙 fánmáng
繁华 fánhuá flourishing繁華
繁衍 fán yǎn to multiply繁衍 fán yǎn
繁重 fán zhòng heavy繁重 fán zhòng
fán many fán
繁星 fán xīng many stars繁星 fán xīng
繁琐 fán suǒ many and complicated繁瑣
繁多 fán duō many and varied繁多 fán duō
繁杂 fán zá many繁雜
繁文缛节 fán wén rù jié mumbo-jumbo繁文縟節
繁复 fán fù complicated繁複
繁育 fán yù to breed繁育 fán yù
纷繁 fēn fán numerous and complicated紛繁
繁荣昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving繁榮昌盛
繁体 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体 jiǎn tǐ [jiǎn​tǐ]繁體
繁茂 fán mào exuberant繁茂 fán mào
繁盛 fán shèng prosperous繁盛 fán shèng
繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom繁花 fán huā
名目繁多 míng mù fán duō names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description名目繁多 míng mù fán duō
繁体字 fántǐzì traditional Chinese character繁體字

fán Decomposition & Compounds

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fán Decomposition

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fán Compounds

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