紛 meaning and stroke order
Tangled, scattered; numerous, confused
How to write 紛, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 紛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- numerous
- confused
- disorderly
How 紛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糹 gives the meaning and 分 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 紛
紛 is silk thread 糹 that has been divided 分 (fēn) into many loose strands, so it ends up tangled and scattered. The 分 part also gives the sound fēn.
紛 rarely stands alone and mostly appears in set words like 纷纷 (fēnfēn, one after another), 纠纷 (jiūfēn, dispute) and 缤纷 (bīnfēn, colorful and varied). It suggests many things happening at once or a messy situation. Example: 大家纷纷离开了。(Dàjiā fēnfēn líkāi le.) Everyone left one after another.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 紛 with 粉 (fěn, powder), which has 米 (rice) instead of the silk radical and takes third tone instead of first. Remember that thread 糹 gets tangled, while rice 米 gets ground into powder.
Common words with 紛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 紛
How many strokes are in 紛?
紛 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 紛 mean?
紛 (fēn) means tangled, scattered; numerous, confused. A common word with it is 纷纷 (fēnfēn), meaning "one after another; in succession".
How do you pronounce 紛?
紛 is pronounced fēn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 紛?
The radical of 紛 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 紛 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 紛?
紛 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 纷, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does the word list show 纷 instead of 紛?
纷 is the simplified form used in mainland China, where the silk radical 糹 is written as 纟. 紛 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They mean the same thing and are both read fēn.
How is 纷纷 different from 一个一个 (yí gè yí gè)?
纷纷 describes many people or things doing something one after another in quick succession, often in a lively or slightly chaotic way, as in 雪花纷纷落下 (snowflakes fall thick and fast). 一个一个 is a neutral, orderly one-by-one. 纷纷 also tends to sound more written or descriptive.