繁茂 (fán mào) — lush, luxuriant

Definition

adjective
lushluxuriant

Examples

  • 繁茂。
    Zhè piàn sēn lín fēi cháng fán mào.
    This forest is very lush.
  • ,繁茂。
    Chūn tiān lái le, huā yuán lǐ de huā cǎo cháng dé shí fēn fán mào.
    Spring has come, and the flowers and grass in the garden are growing very luxuriant.
  • ,繁茂。
    Jīng guò chōng zú de yǔ shuǐ, tián yě lǐ de zhuāng jia biàn de gé wài fán mào.
    After sufficient rain, the crops in the fields become especially lush.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

繁fándense/flourishing

繁 means dense or flourishing, and 茂 means lush, combining to describe rich growth.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
敏
敏mǐn繁fán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

繁 pairs 敏, a sound part, with 糸, meaning silk.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
戊
戊wù茂mào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 茂 pairs 艸 (grass) with 戊, which gives the sound.

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