烦 fán — annoyed, troublesome · English

烦

fán

annoyed, troublesome

At a glance · 烦

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从火頁声，形声字，本指热头痛，引申为烦躁、繁冗。隶楷作「烦」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「烦」本指发热头痛，引申为心乱、琐碎。

Structure

形声字，火为意符，頁为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinfán

Radical火

Strokes10

UnicodeU+70E6

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English annoyed, troublesome Annoyed, vexed; troublesome.

Français ennuyé, pénible Ennuyé, contrarié; pénible.

Español molesto, pesado Molesto, apesadumbrado; penoso.

العربية مهموم، متعب مهموم أو مزعج أو شاق.

Русский досадный, хлопотный Досадный, раздражённый; хлопотный.

Common words

烦恼fán nǎoworry
烦fánannoyed

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