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繁体字 (fán tǐ zì): Complex Chinese characters [in their original full form] (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6
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Character Breakdown

繁 • fán • numerous, complicated, to multiply
fán繁

numerous, complicated, to multiply

体 • tǐ • body; form; substance
tǐ体

body; form; substance

字 • zì • (Chinese) character • HSK 2.0 L1
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zì字

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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 繁体字.

  • 败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
  • 布置bù zhìfix up; arrange; decorate
  • 不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
  • 裁员cái yuánreduce the number of staff
  • 报答bào dárepay; pay back
  • 弊病bì bìngmalady; evil; malpractice
  • 财务cái wùfinancial affairs
  • 播种bō zhòngto sow; to seed
  • 灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
  • 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 表态biǎo tàiclarify one's position
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 繁体字.

Words with 繁
  • 繁荣fán róngflourishing; prosperous; booming
  • 繁华fán huáflourishing; prosperous; bustling
  • 繁忙fán mángbusy
  • 繁殖
fán zhí
breed; reproduce; propagate
  • 频繁pín fánfrequently; often
  • 繁多fán duōNumerous
  • 繁杂fán záComplicated
  • 繁衍fán yǎnReproduction
    • Words with 体
    • 身体shēn tǐbody; health
    • 体育tǐ yùphysical education
    • 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym
    • 体检tǐ jiǎnphysical examination; medical checkup
    • 体温tǐ wēn(body) temperature
    • 体重tǐ zhòngbody weight
    • 人体rén tǐhuman body
    • 体会tǐ huìknow from experience
    Words with 字
    • 名字míng zigiven name
    • 汉字hàn zìChinese character
    • 字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
    • 数字shù zìdigital
    • 十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads
    • 字幕zì mùcaptions; subtitles
    • 字母zì mǔletters [of an alphabet]
    • 文字wén zìwriting
    4.

    How to Use 繁体字 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    rèn认
    shi识
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    neutral
    recognize traditional characters
    xiě写
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    neutral
    write traditional characters
    Measure Word + Nounwith个
    yī一
    gè个
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    Adjective + Nounwith复杂
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    Noun + Conjunction + Nounwith简体字
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    yǔ与
    jiǎn简
    tǐ体
    zì
    5.

    Example Sentences with 繁体字

    zhè这
    shì是
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    。
    neutral
    a traditional character
    neutral
    complex traditional characters
    字
    formal
    traditional and simplified characters
    This is traditional Chinese characters.
    xǔ许
    duō多
    gǔ古
    jí籍
    dōu都
    shì是
    yòng用
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    yìn印
    shuā刷
    de的
    ，
    yuè阅
    dú读
    shí时
    xū需
    yào要
    shì适
    yìng应
    。
    Many ancient books are printed in complex Chinese characters, so you need to get used to them when reading.
    nǐ你
    rèn认
    shi识
    zhè这
    ge个
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    ma吗
    ？
    tā它
    zài在
    xiàn现
    dài代
    jiǎn简
    tǐ体
    zhōng中
    yǐ已
    jīng经
    jiǎn简
    huà化
    le了
    。
    Do you recognize this complex Chinese character? It has been simplified in modern simplified Chinese.
    xiāng香
    gǎng港
    hé和
    tái台
    wān湾
    shǐ使
    yòng用
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    。
    Hong Kong and Taiwan use traditional Chinese characters.
    xué学
    xí习
    fán繁
    tǐ体
    zì字
    yǒu有
    zhù助
    yú于
    lǐ理
    jiě解
    gǔ古
    dài代
    wén文
    xiàn献
    。
    Learning traditional Chinese characters helps in understanding ancient documents.