烦 (fán) is a Chinese character meaning “vexed”. It is written from 火 (fire) and 页 (head; page, leaf (of a book)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
火 + 页
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 煩，熱頭痛也。从頁从火 (modern split verified against hanzi-writer-data radStrokes 0–3 = 火)
Memory aid
Fire (火) next to a head (页): your head feels like it is burning — you are annoyed and fed up.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 烦恼fán nǎoworry; to be vexed烦 = fán
- 心烦xīn fánupset; irritated烦 = fán
- 麻烦má fantrouble; troublesome; to bother烦 = fán
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All readings
annoyed; to bother
vexed; annoyed; tired of; to trouble or bother (someone); numerous and tedious
心里不痛快、烦躁；厌烦；又指使人感到麻烦、打扰，或事情又多又乱。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 烦恼fán nǎoworry; to be vexed烦 = fán
- 心烦xīn fánupset; irritated烦 = fán
- 麻烦má fantrouble; troublesome; to bother烦 = fán
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 烦 mean?
烦 (fán) means vexed; annoyed; tired of; to trouble or bother (someone); numerous and tedious.
How do you pronounce 烦?
It is pronounced fán.
What parts is 烦 made of?
火 (fire) and 页 (head; page, leaf (of a book)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 煩，熱頭痛也。从頁从火 (modern split verified against hanzi-writer-data radStrokes 0–3 = 火). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 烦 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 烦?
火. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 烦?
Common ones are 烦恼 and 心烦. The reading of 烦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.