Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 繁

繁

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Meaning

 in great numbers, miscellaneous, many

Pronunciation

 fán

Explanation

 Top: quick, nimble 敏 (Every 每 strike 攵/攴 must be quick), bottom: thread 糸

Mnemonic

(Threads were made of vegetable fibers [like flax / linum] by strikes.) Every strike on the threads stands for a great number.

Radicals

每 each, every(The same meaning has 各)
攴 rap, strike(Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳)
糸 thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.)
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Vocabulary

繁荣 fán róng prosperous; booming (economy)
繁殖 fán zhí to breed; to reproduce; to propagate
频繁 pín fán frequently; often
繁茂 fán mào exuberant; luxuriant; lush and flourishing (vegetation); rank growth

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