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Chinese
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complicated; many; in great numbers
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flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain |
| trad. (繁華)
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繁
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華
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| simp. (繁华)
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繁
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华
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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繁
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華
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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fán
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huá
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ bjon ›
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‹ hwæ ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ar/
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/*N-qʷʰˁra/
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| English
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abundant, numerous
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flower (v.); flowery (adj.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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繁
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華
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| Reading #
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3/3
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2/3
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| No.
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2951
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5312
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Phonetic
component
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緐
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華
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Rime
group
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元
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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煩
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華
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Old
Chinese
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/*ban/
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/*ɡʷraː/
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| Notes
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說文作緐
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說文於聲
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Adjective
繁華
- lively; bustling; busy
- 繁華街市／繁华街市 ― fánhuá jiēshì ― busy street
- (literary) beautiful
- (literary) luxurious; lavish; extravagant
- (literary) wealthy and respectable (in terms of social status)
Synonyms
- 全盛 (quánshèng)
- 卬卬 (áng'áng) (literary)
- 富強／富强 (fùqiáng)
- 富昌 (fùchāng) (literary)
- 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
- 強盛／强盛 (qiángshèng)
- 昌 (literary, or in compounds)
- 昌明 (chāngmíng) (literary, of a government, culture, etc.)
- 旺盛 (wàngshèng)
- 昌盛 (chāngshèng)
- 昌隆 (chānglóng)
- 景氣／景气 (jǐngqì)
- 暢旺／畅旺 (chàngwàng)
- 條暢／条畅 (tiáochàng) (literary)
- 火爆 (huǒbào)
- 紅火／红火 (hónghuo) (mainland China)
- 繁榮／繁荣 (fánróng)
- 繁盛 (fánshèng)
- 興旺／兴旺 (xīngwàng)
- 興盛／兴盛 (xīngshèng)
- 興隆／兴隆 (xīnglóng)
- 茂盛 (màoshèng)
- 蓬勃 (péngbó)
- 蕃昌 (fánchāng) (literary)
- 軫軫／轸轸 (zhěnzhěn) (literary)
- 隆昌 (lóngchāng) (literary)
- 隆盛 (lóngshèng)
- 鼎盛 (dǐngshèng)
- 俊 (jùn)
- 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
- 俊秀 (jùnxiù)
- 俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
- 俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
- 奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
- 好看 (hǎokàn)
- 妖嬌／妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Hokkien)
- 妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
- 姣美 (jiāoměi) (formal, of a face or posture)
- 嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)
- 嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
- 悅目／悦目 (yuèmù)
- 是樣／是样 (shìyàng) (colloquial)
- 標緻／标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
- 清秀 (qīngxiù)
- 漂亮
- 秀媚 (xiùmèi)
- 秀美 (xiùměi)
- 秀麗／秀丽 (xiùlì)
- 綺麗／绮丽 (qǐlì)
- 美觀／美观 (měiguān)
- 美麗／美丽 (měilì)
- 耐看 (nàikàn)
- 花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
- 豔麗／艳丽 (yànlì)
- 邊式／边式 (biānshi) (regional, of dress, physique, etc.)
- 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)
- 鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng) (dialectal)
- 鮮麗／鲜丽 (xiānlì)
- (wealthy and respectable):
- 煊赫 (xuānhè) (literary)
- 矜貴／矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
- 貴氣／贵气 (gei1 hei1) (Taishanese)
- 赫赫 (hèhè) (literary)
- 顯要／显要 (xiǎnyào)
- 顯赫／显赫 (xiǎnhè)
- 高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “lively”):
Noun
繁華
- (literary) glory and splendor
- (literary, figurative) youth; adolescence; youthfulness; prime of one's life
Synonyms
- (glory and splendor): 榮華／荣华 (rónghuá)
- (youth): 青春 (qīngchūn)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 繁華 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Adjective
繁華 • (hanka) ←はんくわ (fankwa)?-na (adnominal 繁華な (hanka na), adverbial 繁華に (hanka ni))
- bustling
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- それは繁華な電車通りであった。
- Sore wa hanka na densha dōri de atta.
- That was the bustling street with sidecar tracks.
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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繁華だろ
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はんかだろ
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hanka daro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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繁華で
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はんかで
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hanka de
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| Terminal (終止形)
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繁華だ
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はんかだ
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hanka da
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| Attributive (連体形)
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繁華な
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はんかな
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hanka na
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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繁華なら
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はんかなら
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hanka nara
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| Imperative (命令形)
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繁華であれ
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はんかであれ
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hanka de are
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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繁華ではない
繁華じゃない
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はんかではない
はんかじゃない
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hanka de wa nai
hanka ja nai
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| Informal past
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繁華だった
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はんかだった
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hanka datta
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| Informal negative past
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繁華ではなかった
繁華じゃなかった
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はんかではなかった
はんかじゃなかった
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hanka de wa nakatta
hanka ja nakatta
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| Formal
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繁華です
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はんかです
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hanka desu
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| Formal negative
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繁華ではありません
繁華じゃありません
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はんかではありません
はんかじゃありません
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hanka de wa arimasen
hanka ja arimasen
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| Formal past
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繁華でした
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はんかでした
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hanka deshita
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| Formal negative past
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繁華ではありませんでした
繁華じゃありませんでした
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はんかではありませんでした
はんかじゃありませんでした
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hanka de wa arimasen deshita
hanka ja arimasen deshita
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| Conjunctive
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繁華で
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はんかで
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hanka de
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| Conditional
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繁華なら（ば）
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はんかなら（ば）
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hanka nara (ba)
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| Provisional
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繁華だったら
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はんかだったら
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hanka dattara
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| Volitional
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繁華だろう
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はんかだろう
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hanka darō
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| Adverbial
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繁華に
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はんかに
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hanka ni
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| Degree
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繁華さ
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はんかさ
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hankasa
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Derived terms
Noun
繁華 • (hanka) ←はんくわ (fankwa)?
- bustle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
繁華 • (beonhwa) (hangeul 번화)
- Hanja form? of 번화 (“bustle; prosperity; liveliness”).
Vietnamese
Adjective
繁華
- chữ Hán form of phồn hoa (“bustling; prosper”).