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繁殖

fán zhí

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

fán zhí · faan4 zik6 (Jyutping)

  1. to breed
  2. to reproduce
  3. to propagate

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

繁

Meaning
complicated, complex, difficult
Radical
糸
Strokes
17
Components
⿱敏糸
Cangjie
OKVIF
Four-corner
8890.3

殖

Meaning
breed, spawn; increase; prosper
Radical
歹
Strokes
12
Components
⿰歹直
Cangjie
MNJBM
Four-corner
1421.6

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