The character 烦 — “bother”: how to write it and what it means
bother; annoyed
The Chinese character 烦 is read fán and means “bother; annoyed”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 烦
烦 has 10 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 烦, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 烦 is made of
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 页 “head”: your head is on fire. In 麻烦 it's read in the neutral tone: fan.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 烦
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 烦?
烦 has 10 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 烦 mean?
烦 means “bother; annoyed”. It appears in 烦恼 (“worries”), 麻烦 (“trouble”), 不耐烦 (“impatient”).
How do you pronounce 烦?
烦 is read fán. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 烦 have?
10 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 烦 yourself
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