繁 fán
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- Made of
- 敏 fast, quick 糸 silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
繁荣
fánróng
prosperous; thriving
Characters in this word
荣 róng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 城市很繁荣。 Chéng shì hěn fán róng. The city is very prosperous.
- 市场繁荣了。 Shì chǎng fán róng le. The market is thriving now.
- 祝国家繁荣。 Zhù guó jiā fán róng. I wish the country prosperity.