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纷

fēn

HSK 5 Character Traditional 紛

What 纷 means

1. numerous
2. confused
3. disorderly

Example sentences

• 众人纷纷结伴跳起了舞来。
  Zhòngrén fēnfēn jiébàn tiào qǐ le wǔ lái.
  Everyone paired off and began dancing.
• 我可不想卷入这场纷争中去。
  Wǒ kěbu xiǎng juǎnrù zhè chǎng fēnzhēng zhōng qù.
  I don't want to be involved in this affair.
• 他挑起争议性高的话题，制造纷争。
  Tā tiǎoqǐ zhēngyìxìng gāo de huàtí, zhìzào fēnzhēng.
  He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
• 国际间的纷争一定要用和平的方法来解决。
  Guójì jiān de fēnzhēng yīdìngyào yòng hépíng de fāngfǎ lái jiějué.
  International disputes must be settled peacefully.
• 这些游戏以缤纷的世界观与开放互动的玩法着称，预定于 11 月 6 日推出。
  Known for their colorful worlds and open-ended play, these games are scheduled to be available starting November 6.
• 夜晚大雪纷飞。第二天早上，祖母和孙子一起坐着雪橇上街。在放学后的下午，公园里的雪仗开始了。
  Yèwǎn Dàxuě fēnfēi. dì'èrtiān zǎoshang, zǔmǔ hé sūnzi yīqǐ zuò zhe xuěqiāo shàngjiē. zài fàngxuéhòu de xiàwǔ, gōngyuán lǐ de xuězhàng kāishǐ le.
  Plenty of snow had fallen overnight. In the streets the next morning, grandmothers appeared with their grandchildren on sledges, and in the park that afternoon, after school, snowball fights broke out.

Words starting with 纷

• 纷纷fēn fēnone after another; in succession; one by one
• 纷争fēn zhēngto dispute
• 纷飞fēn fēito swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc); to flutter about
• 纷乱fēn luànnumerous and disorderly
• 纷繁fēn fánnumerous and complicated
• 纷纷扬扬fēn fēn yáng yáng(idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about
• 纷至沓来fēn zhì tà láito come thick and fast (idiom)
• 纷扰fēn rǎoturmoil; unrest; disturbance
• 纷纭fēn yúndiverse and muddled; many and confused
• 纷呈fēn chéngbrilliant and varied; (often in the combination 精彩纷呈
• 纷披fēn pīscattered; mixed and disorganized
• 纷杂fēn zánumerous and confused; in a mess

Words containing 纷

• 纠纷jiū fēndispute
• 缤纷bīn fēnvast and various; rich and diverse
• 议论纷纷yì lùn fēn fēnto discuss spiritedly (idiom); tongues are wagging
• 五彩缤纷wǔ cǎi bīn fēnall the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
• 众说纷纭zhòng shuō fēn yúnopinions differ (idiom)
• 解纷jiě fēnto mediate a dispute
• 战火纷飞zhàn huǒ fēn fēifire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
• 排难解纷pái nàn jiě fēnto remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
• 权力纷争quán lì fēn zhēngpower struggle
• 众说纷揉zhòng shuō fēn róulit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters
• 聚讼纷纭jù sòng fēn yún(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom); to argue endlessly
• 五色缤纷wǔ sè bīn fēnall the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
• 议论纷错yì lùn fēn cuòsee 议论纷纷
• 色彩缤纷sè cǎi bīn fēnsee 五彩缤纷

Characters built on 分

These share the phonetic component 分 (fēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
• 芬fēnperfume; fragrance
• 粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch…
• 氛fēnmiasma; vapor
• 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗
• 吩fēnused in 吩咐; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
• 忿fènanger; indignation; hatred
• 酚fēn(bound form) phenol

Characters that look like 纷

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 殴ōuto beat up; to hit sb
• 绅shēnmember of gentry
• 卦guàdivinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经…
• 纶lúnto classify; to twist silk; silk thread
• 拚pànto strive for; to struggle; to disregard

Sounds the same

Read fēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 分to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
• 氛miasma; vapor
• 吩used in 吩咐; used in transliteration of chemical compounds
• 芬perfume; fragrance
• 酚(bound form) phenol
• 棻aromatic wood; perfume; fragrance
• 朆not yet (Wu dialect)
• 雰misty; foggy
• 饙to steam rice
• 鳻the wild pigeon
• 玢porphyrites