麻烦 (má fan)
trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother
Character breakdown
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麻 (má) · 11 strokes
Depicts hemp leaves (𣏟) growing under a cliff (厂). The cliff (厂) component was later written as 广.
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烦 (fán) · 10 strokes
Depicts fire (火) in the head (页), i.e. a headache. Simplified form of 煩.