繁忙 (fánmáng) · busy

繁忙 (fánmáng) means “busy; hectic”. It is written with 2 characters: 繁 (complex) + 忙 (busy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 繁忙 is built

The characters

繁 fán · complex

What 繁 is made of

敏mǐn — fast
- 每měi — each
  - 母mǔ — mother
- 攵pū — to rap
  - 乂yì — crossed strokes
糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
  - 亅 — hook
  - 八bā — eight

忙 máng · busy

What 忙 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

年底工作特别繁忙。Niándǐ gōngzuò tèbié fánmáng.Work is especially busy at the end of the year.

这是一个繁忙的港口。Zhè shì yí gè fánmáng de gǎngkǒu.This is a busy port.

Questions about 繁忙

What does 繁忙 mean?

繁忙 (fánmáng) means “busy; hectic”.

How do you pronounce 繁忙?

繁忙 is pronounced fánmáng.

Which HSK level is 繁忙?

繁忙 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 繁忙 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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