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
繁华
fánhuá
prosperous; bustling
Characters in this word
华 huá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这条商业街表面繁华，背后却隐藏着租金过高带来的经营压力。 Zhè tiáo shāngyèjiē biǎomiàn fánhuá, bèihòu què yǐncáng zhe zūjīn guò gāo dàilái de jīngyíng yālì. This commercial street appears prosperous, but behind it lies the business pressure caused by excessive rents.
- 这座城市最繁华的地方是中心广场。 Zhè zuò chéngshì zuì fánhuá de dìfang shì zhōngxīn guǎngchǎng. The busiest part of this city is the central square.
- 老街如今变得很繁华，晚上到处都是灯。 Lǎojiē rújīn biàn de hěn fánhuá, wǎnshang dàochù dōu shì dēng. The old street has become very lively, with lights everywhere at night.
Related words
- 繁荣 fánróng prosperous; thriving
- 频繁 pínfán frequent
- 繁忙 fánmáng busy
- 繁殖 fánzhí to breed, to reproduce
- 繁多 fánduō numerous and varied
- 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
- 华人 huárén ethnic Chinese person
- 中华民族 Zhōnghuámínzú the Chinese nation
- 华语 huáyǔ Chinese language