繁 (fán)

old variant of 繁[fan2]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 糸 represents the meaning and 敏 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緐.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,馬髦飾也。从糸,每聲。《春秋傳》曰:‘可以稱旌乎。’或从。,籀文弁。”

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