fán

bother, trouble

Depicts fire () in the head (), i.e. a headache. Simplified form of .

Components
火 iconic component

  Iconic component

huǒ

  

fire

页 iconic component

  Iconic component

xié

  

page

Depicts a head.

Evolution

烦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
烦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
烦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
烦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

fán

bother, vex, trouble; troublesome; to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy

Most common words with 烦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

麻烦

inconvenient

to bother

烦恼

to be worried

烦躁

jittery

烦人

to annoy