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紛紛. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
Etymology
Ideophonic: A reduplication of 紛 (OC *pʰɯn, “silk ribbon; disordered, confused → numerous”). Attested in Guanzi and Mengzi, meaning "disorderly, confused". Possibly cognate with 煩 (OC *ban, “annoyed; numerous”), 繁 (OC *baːl, *baːn, *ban, “numerous”).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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紛
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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3155
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Phonetic
component
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分
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Rime
group
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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芬
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Old
Chinese
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/*pʰɯn/
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| Notes
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撫由府校改
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Adjective
紛紛
- (ideophonic) numerous and confused; in droves; in great numbers
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Adverb
紛紛
- (ideophonic) one after another; in succession
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