烦

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to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

火 meaning “fire” + 页 sound ( yè )

Components 火页

vexed · Heisig RSH #173

head + 火 fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
眼不见，心不烦	yǎn bù jiàn , xīn bù fán	what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
要言不烦	yào yán bù fán	to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
烦心事	fán xīn shì	troubles; worries; sth on one's mind
心烦意乱	xīn fán yì luàn	lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
活得不耐烦	huó de bù nài fán	to be tired of living; (coll.) to be asking for trouble
不胜其烦	bù shèng qí fán	to be pestered beyond endurance
烦人	fán rén	to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome
心烦	xīn fán	to feel agitated; to be troubled; to be annoyed; an upset or distraction
烦心	fán xīn	annoying; vexing
惹人心烦	rě rén xīn fán	to annoy people; to be a pain in the neck
自找麻烦	zì zhǎo má fan	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
不厌其烦	bù yàn qí fán	not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
不耐烦	bù nài fán	impatient; to lose patience
耐心烦	nài xīn fán	(coll.) patience
麻烦	má fan	trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to tr…
心烦气躁	xīn fán qì zào	agitated; annoyed (idiom)
劳烦	láo fán	to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)
烦劳	fán láo	to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience
烦乱	fán luàn	anxious; agitated
烦杂	fán zá	many and disorderly; muddled

Characters sharing the sound component 页 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
页 sound part	yè	page, sheet, leaf
颗	kē	grain, kernel