See also:
U+7E41, 繁
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E41

[U+7E40]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+7E42]

U+FA59, 繁
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA59

[U+FA58]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs
[U+FA5A]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 120, +11 in Chinese, 糸+10 in Japanese, 17 strokes in Chinese, 18 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 人大女戈火 (OKVIF), four-corner 88903, composition )

Derived characters

References

Chinese

trad.
simp. #
2nd round simp. ⿰纟凡
alternative forms
 



𦅳
𥿋



𦅳
𥿋
𦃍

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *baːl, *baːn, *ban) : phonetic (OC *mrɯʔ, *mrɯŋʔ) + semantic (silk)

Etymology

The same word as (OC *ban, “luxuriant; numerous”). See there for more.

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • huang5 - Shantou;
  • huêng5 - Chaozhou.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/3
    Initial () (3)
    Final () (66)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Closed
    Division () III
    Fanqie
    Baxter bjon
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /bʉɐn/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /bʷiɐn/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /biuɐn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /buan/
    Li
    Rong
    /biuɐn/
    Wang
    Li
    /bĭwɐn/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /bʱi̯wɐn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    fán
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    faan4
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    fán
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ bjon ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*[b]ar/
    English abundant, numerous

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 3/3
    No. 2951
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*ban/
    Notes

    Definitions

    1. numerous; many
         fánxīng   numerous stars
    2. complicated
      體字体字   fántǐzì   traditional Chinese characters
    3. luxuriant; lush
         fánshèng   thriving
    Antonyms
    • (antonym(s) of complicated): (jiǎn)

    Compounds

    • 人工繁殖
    • 冗繁 (rǒngfán)
    • 分株繁殖
    • 刪繁就簡删繁就简
    • 化繁為簡化繁为简 (huàfánwéijiǎn)
    • 卷帙浩繁
    • 多言繁稱多言繁称
    • 實繁有徒实繁有徒
    • 急竹繁絲急竹繁丝
    • 急管繁絃急管繁弦
    • 意謂繁句意谓繁句
    • 旌繁
    • 春秋繁露
    • 有性繁殖
    • 枝繁葉茂枝繁叶茂 (zhīfányèmào)
    • 根蘗繁殖
    • 浩繁 (hàofán)
    • 演繁露
    • 生齒日繁生齿日繁
    • 紛繁纷繁 (fēnfán)
    • 繁冗 (fánrǒng)
    • 繁分數繁分数
    • 繁刑重斂繁刑重敛
    • 繁刑重賦繁刑重赋
    • 繁劇繁剧
    • 繁博
    • 繁句
    • 繁囂繁嚣
    • 繁多 (fánduō)
    • 繁密 (fánmì)
    • 繁富 (fánfù)
    • 繁弦急管
    • 繁弱
    • 繁忙 (fánmáng)
    • 繁文末節繁文末节
    • 繁文縟禮繁文缛礼
    • 繁文縟節繁文缛节
    • 繁昌 (fánchāng)
    • 繁星 (fánxīng)
    • 繁暑
    • 繁有徒
    • 繁榮繁荣 (fánróng)
    • 繁榮富強繁荣富强
    • 繁榮昌盛繁荣昌盛
    • 繁殖 (fánzhí)
    • 繁瑣繁琐 (fánsuǒ)
    • 繁盛 (fánshèng)
    • 繁禮多儀繁礼多仪
    • 繁細繁细 (fánxì)
    • 繁絲急管繁丝急管
    • 繁縟繁缛
    • 繁纓繁缨
    • 繁缺
    • 繁育 (fányù)
    • 繁臺繁台
    • 繁花錦簇繁花锦簇
    • 繁茂 (fánmào)
    • 繁華繁华 (fánhuá)
    • 繁華世界繁华世界
    • 繁華損枝繁华损枝
    • 繁蕪繁芜
    • 繁衍 (fányǎn)
    • 繁複繁复 (fánfù)
    • 繁言吝嗇繁言吝啬
    • 繁賾繁赜
    • 繁重 (fánzhòng)
    • 繁雜繁杂 (fánzá)
    • 繁難繁难 (fánnán)
    • 繁露
    • 繁體繁体 (fántǐ)
    • 繁體字繁体字 (fántǐzì)
    • 繁麗繁丽
    • 舉要治繁举要治繁
    • 芟繁就簡芟繁就简
    • 葉塊繁殖叶块繁殖
    • 豐繁丰繁 (fēngfán)
    • 頻繁频繁 (pínfán)
    • 食指浩繁

    Descendants

    Sino-Xenic ():
    • Japanese: (はん) (han)
    • Korean: 번(繁) (beon)
    • Vietnamese: phồn ()

    Pronunciation 2



    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 3/3
    Initial () (3)
    Final () (95)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Closed
    Division () I
    Fanqie
    Baxter ba
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /buɑ/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /buɑ/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /buɑ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /bwa/
    Li
    Rong
    /buɑ/
    Wang
    Li
    /buɑ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /bʱuɑ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    po4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/3
    No. 2945
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*baːl/
    Notes

    Definitions

    1. Alternative form of (, white)
    2. a surname
    3. Only used in 繁塔 and 繁台

    Pronunciation 3



    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 2/3
    Initial () (3)
    Final () (62)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Closed
    Division () I
    Fanqie
    Baxter ban
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /buɑn/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /bʷɑn/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /buɑn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /bwan/
    Li
    Rong
    /buɑn/
    Wang
    Li
    /buɑn/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /bʱuɑn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    pán
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    pun4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 2/3
    No. 2946
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*baːn/

    Definitions

    1. Alternative form of (pán)

    Pronunciation 4


    Definitions

    1. Alternative form of (mǐn)
    2. Used in 繁鳥繁鸟.

    Japanese

    Shinjitai
    Kyūjitai
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    +&#xFE00;?
    󠄁
    +&#xE0101;?
    (Adobe-Japan1)
    󠄃
    +&#xE0103;?
    (Hanyo-Denshi)
    (Moji_Joho)
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    Kanji

    (common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

    Readings

    Compounds

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    はん
    Grade: S
    kan’on
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    From Middle Chinese (MC bjon).

    Pronunciation

    Affix

    (はん) • (han) はん (fan)?

    1. flourishing, luxuriant, heavy or dense (of foliage)
    2. rich, prosperous
    3. rhythm, regularity
    4. complication, difficulty
    5. cumbersome, troublesome
    Derived terms

    Noun

    (はん) • (han) はん (fan)?

    1. a flourish, luxuriance

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    しげ
    Grade: S
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    ⟨sige2 → */siᵑɡəɨ//ɕiɡe/

    From Old Japanese.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɕiɡe̞]

    Noun

    (しげ) • (shige) しげ (sige)?

    1. (archaic, obsolete) a copse, thicket
    2. (archaic, obsolete) a repeat, frequency
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Kanji in this term
    しげ(る)
    Grade: S
    kun’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    Nominalization of verb 茂る (shigeru, to grow thick, be luxuriant).

    Proper noun

    (しげる) • (Shigeru) 

    1. a male given name

    References

    1. ”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024
    2. 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “”, in 字通 (Jitsū) (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
    3. Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1682 (paper), page 893 (digital)
    4. Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 954 (paper), page 490 (digital)

    Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese (MC bjon|ban|ba).

    Hanja

    (eumhun 번성할 (beonseonghal beon))

    1. Hanja form? of (complicated, complex, difficult).
    2. Hanja form? of (thicket, foliage).
    3. Hanja form? of (luxurious, lush, flourishing).

    (eumhun 뱃대끈 (baetdaekkeun ban))

    1. Hanja form? of (cinch, saddle girth, sash).

    (eumhun (huil pa))

    1. Hanja form? of (white).

    Old Japanese

    Noun

    (sige2) (kana しげ)

    1. a copse, thicket
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Japanese: (shige)

    Noun

    (sizi) (kana しじ)

    1. flourish, luxuriance, overgrowth
    2. large in quantity, tight pack
    Derived terms
    • 繁に (sizi ni)
    • 繁貫く (sizinuku)
    Descendants
    • Japanese: 繁根 (shijine)

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    : Hán Nôm readings: phồn, phiền

    1. many; numerous
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