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
繁殖
fánzhí
to breed, to reproduce
Characters in this word
殖 zhí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 歹 — corpse
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种昆虫在潮湿环境中繁殖得特别快。 Zhè zhǒng kūnchóng zài cháoshī huánjìng zhōng fánzhí de tèbié kuài. This kind of insect reproduces especially quickly in damp environments.
- 兔子繁殖得很快，一年能生好几窝小兔。 Tùzi fánzhí de hěn kuài, yì nián néng shēng hǎo jǐ wō xiǎo tù. Rabbits breed very fast and can have several litters in a year.
- 这个保护区正在帮助熊猫繁殖，数量慢慢增加了。 Zhège bǎohùqū zhèngzài bāngzhù xióngmāo fánzhí, shùliàng mànmàn zēngjiā le. This nature reserve is helping pandas breed, and their numbers are slowly rising.
Related words
- 繁荣 fánróng prosperous; thriving
- 频繁 pínfán frequent
- 繁忙 fánmáng busy
- 繁多 fánduō numerous and varied
- 繁华 fánhuá prosperous; bustling
- 繁体字 fántǐzì traditional Chinese characters
- 繁衍 fányǎn to reproduce; to propagate
- 繁杂 fánzá numerous and complicated
- 繁重 fánzhòng heavy; burdensome
- 养殖 yǎngzhí to cultivate; to breed; aquaculture/livestock farming
- 万物 wànwù all things, everything
- 南极洲 Nánjízhōu Antarctica