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繁

Mandarin · pinyin fán#

complicated
many
in great numbers
abbr. for 繁體 fán tǐ, traditional form of Chinese characters

Mandarin · pinyin Pó#

surname Po

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繁: fán · complicated, complex, difficult

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2 · fan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan4 · po4 · pun4

Cantonese word readings for 繁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

numerous; many
complicated; complex
luxuriant; lush
to multiply; to reproduce

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 皤 (pó, “white”)
a surname
used in 繁塔 and 繁台

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鞶 (pán, “cinch; girth”)

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 敏 (mǐn)
used in 繁鳥／繁鸟

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