fēn

numerous

confused; disorderly

threads (纟) + [sound: fēn] (分) = tangled and numerous

纟 evokes threads and fiber; when threads multiply and tangle, the result is disorder and confusion. 分 mainly gives the sound fēn and does not drive the meaning here.

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To dividePhonetic
Silk threadsSemantic

下课后,同学们纷走出教室。

xià kè hòu, tóng xué men fēn fēn zǒu chū jiào shì。

After class, the students came out of the classroom one after another.

大家对这件事纷发表了自己的看法。

dà jiā duì zhè jiàn shì fēn fēn fā biǎo le zì jǐ de kàn fǎ。

Everyone expressed their own views on this matter one after another.

Words with 纷

五彩缤纷

wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

五色缤纷

wǔ sè bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

战火纷飞

zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

排难解纷

pái nàn jiě fēn

to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences

权力纷争

quán lì fēn zhēng

power struggle

众说纷揉

zhòng shuō fēn róu

lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ

众说纷纭

zhòng shuō fēn yún

opinions differ (idiom)

纠纷

jiū fēn

dispute

纷乱

fēn luàn

numerous and disorderly

纷呈

fēn chéng

brilliant and varied

纷披

fēn pī

scattered

纷扰

fēn rǎo

turmoil

More characters with 纟

绿