繁
緐fán
#1,294 most
frequent character
old variant of 繁[fan2]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
繁 pairs 敏 mǐn, the sound part, with 系, a hand tying silk bundles, which carries the meaning. It first meant a cloth ribbon for a horse's mane. From there came complicated, then many, and to multiply.
繁 as a component in other characters
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