纷
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numerous; confused; disorderly
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 糸 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 紛
- Common rank
- #2,138
- Unicode
- U+7EB7
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
disorderly · Heisig RSH #2386
thread + 分 part
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 纷
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战火纷飞 | fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war | |
| 权力纷争 | power struggle | |
| 排难解纷 | to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences | |
| 议论纷错 | see 議論紛紛|议论纷纷[yi4 lun4 fen1 fen1] | |
| 解纷 | to mediate a dispute | |
| 纷飞 | to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc); to flutter about | |
| 议论纷纷 | to discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging | |
| 纷乱 | numerous and disorderly | |
| 纷争 | to dispute | |
| 纷杂 | numerous and confused; in a mess | |
| 纷纷扬扬 | (idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about | |
| 众说纷揉 | lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters | |
| 纷至沓来 | to come thick and fast (idiom) | |
| 五色缤纷 | all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display | |
| 纷繁 | numerous and complicated | |
| 色彩缤纷 | see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1] | |
| 五彩缤纷 | all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display | |
| 众说纷纭 | opinions differ (idiom) | |
| 纷扰 | turmoil; unrest; disturbance | |
| 纷披 | scattered; mixed and disorganized |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 分 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分 sound part | to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity | |
| 粉 | powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster | |
| 盆 | basin, bowl, pot, tub | |
| 芬 | aroma, fragrance, perfume | |
| 扮 | costume, disguise; to dress up | |
| 盼 | to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for | |
| 酚 | carbolic acid; phenol | |
| 汾 | a river in Shanxi province | |
| 忿 | anger, fury; exasperation | |
| 吩 | to order, to command; to instruct | |
| 氛 | air; atmosphere | |
| 玢 | (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite | |
| 棻 | sandalwood | |
| 棼 | rafters; disordered, confused | |
| 邠 | a county in Shaanxi province | |
| 鼢 | a variety of mole | |
| 坌 | dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite |