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烦 Stroke Order — How to Write 烦

Stroke Order

烦 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

烦 Radical and Character Components

Components:火页

烦 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 页 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 6 more strokes

烦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • fán

Meanings of 烦 in Chinese

1

fán烦

To feel annoyed, bothered, distressed, or impatient.
最近工作压力大,我感到心烦意乱
Recently, due to high work pressure, I've been feeling quite agitated and distracted.
numerous and disordered; tedious or troublesome
这份报告内容太烦琐了,需要简化。
The content of this report is too tedious and needs simplification.
To disturb, annoy, or bother; often used in contexts describing a troublesome or noisy environment, such as in "烦扰" (to disturb) or "烦嚣" (noisy, tumultuous).
都市的喧嚣常常让人感到烦扰。
The hustle and bustle of the city often makes people feel disturbed.
A polite term used to request or ask a favor, similar to 'would you mind' or 'could you please'.
烦请您帮我把这份文件发给李经理。
Would you please help me send this document to Manager Li?

Common Words and Phrases with 烦

1
fán烦chóu愁
Worry and sorrow; vexation and grief.
他最近工作不顺,心里充满了烦愁。
He hasn't been doing well at work lately, and his heart is filled with worries.
2
fán烦láo劳
To trouble or bother someone with a request, often used politely.
烦劳您帮我把这份文件送到办公室好吗?
Could I trouble you to deliver this document to the office for me?
3
fán烦luàn乱
Feeling agitated and having confused thoughts.
期末考试临近,小明的思绪有些烦乱,不知道该从何复习起。
As the final exams approached, Xiao Ming's thoughts became a bit muddled and distressed, unsure of where to begin his review.
4
fán烦mèn闷
depressed and vexed
连续几天的阴雨天气让他感到有些烦闷
Several consecutive days of gloomy and rainy weather made him feel a bit vexed.
5
fán烦nǎo恼
Worries and troubles; to feel vexed or annoyed.
他最近经常为考试成绩而烦恼
He has been frequently troubled by his exam results recently.
6
fán烦nì腻
to be bored; to be fed up with; to be sick of
过于甜腻的食物容易让人感到烦腻。
Overly sweet food easily makes people feel cloyed or tired of it.
7
fán烦rǎo扰
to bother or disturb; to feel annoyed or upset due to disturbance
他不想用小事烦扰父母。
He doesn't want to bother his parents with trivial matters.
8
fán烦rǒng冗
Complicated, tedious, and prolix.
这项报告的撰写过程非常烦冗,需要核对大量数据和细节。
The process of writing this report was very tedious, requiring a large amount of data and details to be checked.
9
fán烦suǒ琐
Tedious and cumbersome due to excessive trivial details.
这份表格的设计太烦琐了,填写起来非常耗时
The design of this form is too tedious, filling it out is very time-consuming.
10
fán烦suǒ琐zhé哲xué学
Scholasticism, a medieval European philosophy focused on interpreting Catholic doctrine, characterized by its elaborate and often pedantic abstract reasoning; it can also refer to any overly detailed or pedantic approach.
这份规章制度充满了烦琐哲学,让初学者感到无从下手。
This set of regulations is full of pedantic and overly complex details, making it difficult for beginners to know where to start.
11
fán烦xīn心
Vexed; annoyed; troubled.
别为这点小事烦心了,不值得
Don't get upset over such a trivial matter; it's not worth it.
12
fán烦yàn厌
to be tired of; to be fed up with
我对每天重复的例行公事感到烦厌
I feel fed up with the repetitive daily routine.
13
fán烦zá杂
Numerous and complicated; miscellaneous and troublesome.
这份工作内容烦杂,让人感到有些疲惫。
The numerous and complicated contents of this job make one feel a bit tired.
14
fán烦zào躁
agitated and restless
长时间的等待让她感到非常烦躁。
The long wait made her feel very agitated.

More words with 烦

  • má麻fan烦Trouble, Hassle
  • yàn厌fán烦to be bored with; to be sick of
  • nài耐fán烦patient
  • nì腻fan烦bored, tired of
  • xù絮fán烦Tedious, Verbose
  • yōu忧fán烦Vexed or worried
  • tiān添má麻fán烦to cause trouble or inconvenience
  • zhǎo找má麻fán烦look for trouble, cause trouble
  • mò磨fán烦to pester, to bother
  • fán烦rén人annoying, troublesome
  • fán烦qǐng请Please, Would you kindly
  • xīn心fán烦annoyed, upset
  • fán烦xīn心shì事trouble, worry
  • bú不nài耐fán烦Impatient, Annoyed
  • má麻fan烦shì事Trouble, Problem
  • dà大má麻fan烦big trouble, serious trouble
  • fán烦mèn懑depressed, dejected
  • fán烦yōu忧worries, anxieties
  • má麻fan烦nǐ你Excuse me, Please
  • dú黩fán烦harass, pester

Idioms with 烦

  • fán烦yán言suì碎cí辞verbose and fragmented speech
  • fán烦yán言suì碎yǔ语rambling petty complaints
  • bù不shèng胜qí其fán烦unable to bear the endless trouble
  • bù不yàn厌qí其fán烦not minding the trouble or tediousness
  • jiǎn简yào要bù不fán烦brief and to the point
  • xīn心fán烦yì意luàn乱distressed and disoriented
  • yào要yán言bù不fán烦concise and to the point
  • zé啧yǒu有fán烦yán言widespread complaints and grumbling
  • zì自xún寻fán烦nǎo恼to worry oneself unnecessarily
  • zì自zhǎo找má麻fan烦to ask for trouble
  • fán烦tiān天nǎo恼dì地deeply troubled and annoyed
  • fán烦xīn心juàn倦mù目troubled in mind and weary in eyes

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Questions about 烦

What does 烦 mean in Chinese?

烦 (fán) means “To feel annoyed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 烦?

烦 is pronounced fán in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 烦 have?

烦 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 烦?

烦 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 烦?

The radical of 烦 is 火, and 烦 is a phono-semantic compound.

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