繁 fán

1. fán adjective complicated; complex
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 繁杂 (Guoyu '繁' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '繁' 3a, p. 106; Unihan '繁'; XHZD '繁' 1, p. 183)
2. fán adjective numerous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 多 (Guoyu '繁' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '繁' 3, p. 106; XHZD '繁' 2, p. 183)
3. fán adjective profuse; lush
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 茂盛 (Guoyu '繁' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '繁' 1, p. 106)
4. fán verb to nurture animals or crops so that they thrive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '繁' 2, p. 106)
5. pán noun a girth strap for a horse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '繁' pán, p. 106)
6. pó proper noun Po
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '繁' pó)

Contained in

• 繁盛 prosperous
• 繁缛(繁縟) many and elaborate
• 灿若繁星(燦若繁星) bright as a multitude of stars; extremely able talent
• 驯养繁殖场(馴養繁殖場) captive breeding facility; breeding farm
• 冗繁 miscellaneous
• 名目繁多 names of many kinds; items of every description
• 繁复(繁複) complicated
• 繁博 numerous and wide-ranging
• 繁文缛节(繁文縟節) convoluted and overelaborate (document); unnecessarily elaborate writing
• 繁育 to breed; fertile
• 繁殖 to breed; to reproduce; to propagate
• 繁征博引(繁徵博引) an elaborate string of references; many quotations
• 繁冗 diverse and complicated
• 繁体中文(繁體中文) Traditional Chinese text
• 繁琐(繁瑣) many and complicated; many trivial things
• 繁文 convoluted; elaborate formalities
• 经济繁荣(經濟繁榮) economic prosperity
• 纷繁(紛繁) numerous and complicated
• 无性繁殖(無性繁殖) asexual reproduction
• 频繁(頻繁) frequently; often ; continuous
• 繁体(繁體) traditional characters
• 繁本 detailed edition; unexpurgated version
• 繁简(繁簡) complicated and simple ; traditional and simplified
• 繁茂 exuberant; luxuriant; lush and flourishing (vegetation); rank growth
• 繁体字(繁體字) traditional Chinese characters
• 事务繁忙(事務繁忙) busy; bustling
• 繁星 many stars; a vast sky full of stars
• 繁华(繁華) flourishing ; prosperous
• 简繁转换(簡繁轉換) conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters
• 胄裔繁衍 Descendants are great in numbers.
• 卷帙浩繁 a pile amount of books and papers
• 繁杂(繁雜) many; diverse
• 繁荣(繁榮) prosperous; booming
• 繁闹(繁鬧) bustling
• 繁忙 busy; bustling
• 繁缕(繁縷) common chickweed (Stellaria media)
• 近亲繁殖(近親繁殖) inbreeding
• 化繁为简(化繁為簡) making what is complex simple
• 繁多 many and varied
• 繁芜(繁蕪) wordy; verbose; flourishing and thriving
• 繁露 abundant dew ; strings of jade beads hanging from a ceremonial hat
• 繁衍 to multiply; to reproduce
• 驯养繁殖(馴養繁殖) domestication and breeding; captive breeding
• 满天繁星(滿天繁星) whole sky, a multitude of stars
• 繁花 flourishing blossom; a mass of flowers; luxuriant flowers

Also contained in

繁昌 、 繁峙县 、 繁昌县 、 繁峙 、 曾繁仁 、 春秋繁露

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Truncated for common words

• 卷一百三十九　　列傳第六十四 房琯子:孺復　孫:啟　族孫:式　張鎬　李泌子:繁 Volume 139 Biographies 64: Gang Guan and son: Ru Fu, grandson: Qi, descendent: Shi, Zhang Gao, Li Bi and son: Fan New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 15
• 卷一百三十 列傳第八十: 王璵 李泌 崔造 關播 Volume 130 Biographies 80: Wang Yu, Li Bi, Cui Zao, Guan Bo Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 14
• 卷二十 志第十 樂二 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Music 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 13
• 卷三十 志第二十 刑法 Volume 30 Treatises 20: Punishment and Law Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 10
• 鎔裁第三十二 Volume 32: Casting and Cutting The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 文心雕龍 — count: 9
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 9
• 卷五十五 列傳第二十五 夏侯湛 潘岳 張載 Volume 55 Biographies 25: Xiahou Zhan; Pan Yue; Zhang Zai Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 8
• 卷三十四 Scroll 34 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8
• 卷一百七十九 志第一百三十二 食貨下一 Volume 179 Treatises 132: Finance and Economics 2a History of Song 宋史 — count: 7
• 卷一百三十三 志第八十六 樂八 Volume 133 Treatises 86: Music 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 7

Collocations

• 繁缨 (繁纓) 請曲縣繁纓以朝 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
• 繁弱 (繁弱) 封父之繁弱 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
• 繁刑 (繁刑) 嚴令繁刑 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 5
• 繁阳 (繁陽) 猶在繁陽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 繁登 (繁登) 繁登降之禮以示儀 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九 非儒下 Book 9 - Anti-Confucianism II — count: 3
• 繁辞 (繁辭) 上用慮則下繁辭 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 有度第六 Chapter 6: Having Standards — count: 3
• 繁扬 (繁揚) 薳射以繁揚之師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 采繁 (采繁) 采繁 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 芒繁 (芒繁) 芒繁紛挐 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 3
• 繁礼 (繁禮) 繁禮君子 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難一第三十六 Chapter 36: Difficulties I — count: 3