Usage of the character 繁

old variant of 繁 (fán)

fán

繁

[繁]

complicated
many
in great numbers
abbr. for 繁體／繁体 (fántǐ), traditional form of Chinese characters

fánmáng

繁忙

[繁忙]

busy
bustling

fányǎn

繁衍

[繁衍]

to multiply
to reproduce
to increase gradually in number or quantity

fányù

繁育

[繁育]

to breed

fánzhòng

繁重

[繁重]

heavy
burdensome
heavy-duty
arduous
onerous

fánshèng

繁盛

[繁盛]

prosperous
thriving
(of vegetation) luxuriant

jiǎnfán

简繁

[簡繁]

simple versus traditional (Chinese characters)

fánhuá

繁华

[繁華]

flourishing
bustling

wúfán

芜繁

[蕪繁]

convoluted

fánwú

繁芜

[繁蕪]

wordy
verbose
flourishing and thriving

fánróng

繁荣

[繁榮]

prosperous; booming

fánduō

繁多

[繁多]

many and varied
of many different kinds

fánxīng

繁星

[繁星]

many stars
a vast sky full of stars

fánmì

繁密

[繁密]

numerous and close together
(of hair) luxuriant
(of woods) dense
(of gunfire) intense

fánrù

繁缛

[繁縟]

many and elaborate

rǒngfán

冗繁

[冗繁]

miscellaneous

fánfù

繁复

[繁複]

complicated

fánnào

繁闹

[繁鬧]

bustling

fēnfán

纷繁

[紛繁]

numerous and complicated

fánzá

繁杂

[繁雜]

many; diverse

fánzhí

繁殖

[繁殖]

to breed
to reproduce
to propagate

fánbó

繁博

[繁博]

numerous and wide-ranging

fánrǒng

繁冗

[繁冗]

variant of 煩冗／烦冗 (fánrǒng)

fánlü

繁缕

[繁縷]

common chickweed (Stellaria media)

fánběn

繁本

[繁本]

detailed edition
unexpurgated version

fánsuǒ

繁琐

[繁瑣]

many and complicated
mired in minor details

Fánchāng

繁昌

[繁昌]

Fanchang, a district in Wuhu City 蕪湖市／芜湖市 ( Wuhú Shì), Anhui

fántǐ

繁体

[繁體]

traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體／简体 (jiǎntǐ)

fánwén

繁文

[繁文]

convoluted
elaborate formalities

fánjiǎn

繁简

[繁簡]

complicated and simple
traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters

fánhuā

繁花

[繁花]

flourishing blossom
a mass of flowers
luxuriant flowers

Fánshì

繁峙

[繁峙]

Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

hàofán

浩繁

[浩繁]

vast
voluminous
many and varied
numerous
extensive amount of
exhaustive
heavy (expenditure)
arduous
strenuous
exhausting
draining
burdensome

pínfán

频繁

[頻繁]

frequently
often

fánmào

繁茂

[繁茂]

(of vegetation) lush; luxuriant

fántǐzì

繁体字

[繁體字]

traditional Chinese character

Zēng Fánrén

曾繁仁

[曾繁仁]

Zeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000

Fánchāngxiàn

繁昌县

[繁昌縣]

Fanchang county in Wuhu 蕪湖／芜湖 ( Wúhú), Anhui

Fánchāng Qū

繁昌区

[繁昌區]

Fanchang, a district in Wuhu City 蕪湖市／芜湖市 ( Wuhú Shì), Anhui

Fánshìxiàn

繁峙县

[繁峙縣]

Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

fánzhēngbóyǐn

繁征博引

[繁徵博引]

an elaborate string of references
many quotations

zhòuyìfányǎn

胄裔繁衍

[胄裔繁衍]

Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)

shìwùfánmáng

事务繁忙

[事務繁忙]

busy
bustling

cànruòfánxīng

灿若繁星

[燦若繁星]

bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

wúxìngfánzhí

无性繁殖

[無性繁殖]

asexual reproduction

míngmùfánduō

名目繁多

[名目繁多]

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

jiǎnfánzhuǎnhuàn

简繁转换

[簡繁轉換]

conversion from simple to traditional Chinese characters

Chūnqiū Fánlù

春秋繁露

[春秋繁露]

Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 ( Dǒng Zhòngshū)

juànzhìhàofán

卷帙浩繁

[卷帙浩繁]

a huge amount (of books and papers)

fánwénrùjié

繁文缛节

[繁文縟節]

convoluted and overelaborate (document)
unnecessarily elaborate writing
mumbo-jumbo

xùnyǎngfánzhí

驯养繁殖

[馴養繁殖]

domestication and breeding
captive breeding

mǎntiānfánxīng

满天繁星

[滿天繁星]

lit. whole sky, a multitude of stars

jìnqīnfánzhí

近亲繁殖

[近親繁殖]

inbreeding

jīngjìfánróng

经济繁荣

[經濟繁榮]

economic prosperity

zhīfányèmào

枝繁叶茂

[枝繁葉茂]

(of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish

liángzhǒngfányù

良种繁育

[良種繁育]

stock breeding (biology)

fánróngchāngshèng

繁荣昌盛

[繁榮昌盛]

glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

xùnyǎngfánzhíchǎng

驯养繁殖场

[馴養繁殖場]

captive breeding facility; breeding farm