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fán

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Definitions

  1. 1. complicated
  2. 2. many
  3. 3. in great numbers

Words Containing 繁

繁星
fán xīng

many stars

繁盛
fán shèng

prosperous

近亲繁殖
jìn qīn fán zhí

inbreeding

繁密
fán mì

numerous and close together

繁重
fán zhòng

heavy

繁杂
fán zá

many; diverse

繁殖
fán zhí

to breed

繁花
fán huā

flourishing blossom

繁博
fán bó

numerous and wide-ranging

繁简
fán jiǎn

complicated and simple

繁本
fán běn

detailed edition

胄裔繁衍
zhòu yì fán yǎn

Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)

繁荣昌盛
fán róng chāng shèng

glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

曾繁仁
zēng fán rén

Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000

繁体
fán tǐ

traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jiǎn tǐ]

浩繁
hào fán

vast

繁茂
fán mào

(of vegetation) lush; luxuriant

繁衍
fán yǎn

to multiply

繁体字
fán tǐ zì

traditional Chinese character

无性繁殖
wú xìng fán zhí

asexual reproduction

繁文
fán wén

convoluted

繁征博引
fán zhēng bó yǐn

an elaborate string of references

繁多
fán duō

many and varied

经济繁荣
jīng jì fán róng

economic prosperity

繁华
fán huá

flourishing

繁育
fán yù

to breed

卷帙浩繁
juàn zhì hào fán

a huge amount (of books and papers)

繁荣
fán róng

prosperous; booming (economy)

简繁转换
jiǎn fán zhuǎn huàn

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

纷繁
fēn fán

numerous and complicated

繁文缛节
fán wén rù jié

convoluted and overelaborate (document)

芜繁
wú fán

convoluted

事务繁忙
shì wù fán máng

busy

良种繁育
liáng zhǒng fán yù

stock breeding (biology)

繁缛
fán rù

many and elaborate

繁缕
fán lǚ

common chickweed (Stellaria media)

灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng

bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

繁琐
fán suǒ

many and complicated

名目繁多
míng mù fán duō

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

繁复
fán fù

complicated

驯养繁殖场
xùn yǎng fán zhí chǎng

captive breeding facility; breeding farm

简繁
jiǎn fán

simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)

冗繁
rǒng fán

miscellaneous

枝繁叶茂
zhī fán yè mào

(of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish

满天繁星
mǎn tiān fán xīng

lit. whole sky, a multitude of stars

繁忙
fán máng

busy

繁芜
fán wú

wordy

繁峙县
fán shì xiàn

Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

繁昌
fán chāng

Fanchang county in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖[wú hú], Anhui

驯养繁殖
xùn yǎng fán zhí

domestication and breeding

繁昌县
fán chāng xiàn

Fanchang county in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖[wú hú], Anhui

繁闹
fán nào

bustling

繁峙
fán shì

Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

频繁
pín fán

frequently

春秋繁露
chūn qiū fán lù

Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[dǒng zhòng shū]