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fēn

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fēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fēn | fen1
English translation
numerous
confused
disorderly
tangled, scattered; numerous, confused

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About fēn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

fēn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of fēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟分

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

fēn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using fēn

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教授 jiàoshòu wéi de 学生 xuésheng men suǒ 提出 tí chū de 许多 xǔduō 问题 wèntí suǒ 围困 wéi kùn ( zhǐ 纷纷 fēnfēn 发问 fā wèn ).

The professor was besieged with questions from his students.

与此同时 yǔ cǐ tóng shí , chuán 公司 gōngsī 纷纷 fēnfēn 提升 tí shēng le Měi Dōng 航线 háng xiàn 服务 fú wù .

Meanwhile, ship company promoted beautiful Dong wire service in succession.

女工 nǚ gōng men 一边 yībiān rǎng zhāo ,一边 yībiān jiù 纷纷 fēnfēn sàn .

The crowd broke up and drifted away , shouting slogans as they went.

火车 huǒ chē 烟囱 yān cōng 喷出 pēn chū de 煤屑 méi xiè 煤烟,纷纷 fēnfēn zài 田间 tián jiān 怒放 nù fàng de 野花 yě huā 毛茸茸 máo rōng rōng de 杂草 zá cǎo jīng jiē shǎng .

The engine sowed cinders and soot over the fiery flowers and the hairy knobs of weed.

zhè cháng 纠纷 jiūfēn 余波 yú bō wèi Píng .

The trouble hasn't ended ; there are still repercussions.

Words with fēn

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character fēn in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
纷纷 fēnfēn one after another紛紛
纠纷 jiūfēn dispute糾紛
纷争 fēn zhēng to dispute紛爭
fēn numerous fēn
缤纷 bīn fēn vast and various繽紛
议论纷纷 yì lùn fēn fēn tongues are wagging議論紛紛
纷飞 fēn fēi to flutter about紛飛
纷至沓来 fēn zhì tà lái to come thick and fast (idiom)紛至沓來
纷乱 fēn luàn numerous and disorderly紛亂
五彩缤纷 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display五彩繽紛
纷繁 fēn fán numerous and complicated紛繁
众说纷纭 zhòng shuō fēn yún opinions differ (idiom)眾說紛紜
纷扰 fēn rǎo turmoil紛擾
纷呈 fēn chéng brilliant and varied紛呈
色彩缤纷 sè cǎi bīn fēn all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display色彩繽紛
纷纷扬扬 fēn fēn yáng yáng fluttering about (of leaves etc)紛紛揚揚
战火纷飞 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war戰火紛飛
纷纭 fēn yún diverse and muddled紛紜
纷杂 fēn zá in a mess紛雜
五色缤纷 wǔ sè bīn fēn all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display五色繽紛
排难解纷 pái nàn jiě fēn to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences排難解紛
聚讼纷纭 jù sòng fēn yún to argue endlessly聚訟紛紜

fēn Decomposition & Compounds

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fēn Decomposition

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