(fán)

HSK 310 strokesTrad.

to feel vexed

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
fán
Meaning
to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火页

In this compound, the meaning comes from (fire); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fán
HSK 3

trouble; inconvenience

Open 麻烦 page →
yànfán
HSK 7-9

bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

Open 厌烦 page →
fánmèn
HSK 7-9

moody; gloomy

Open 烦闷 page →
fánnǎo
HSK 7-9

to be worried

Open 烦恼 page →
fánzào
HSK 7-9

jittery

Open 烦躁 page →
láofán

to inconvenience; to trouble (sb with a request)

Open 劳烦 page →
lóufán

Loufan county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi

Open 娄烦 page →

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