How is 烦 pronounced?

烦 is pronounced “fán” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 烦?

烦 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 烦?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烦 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verbadjective

烦

Traditional: 煩

fán

烦 (fán) means “to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 煩) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这件事真烦人，让人很头疼。

Zhè jiàn shì zhēn fánrén.

This matter is really annoying.

Words containing 烦

不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried; to be distressed; worries 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

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Frequently asked questions

What does 烦 mean?: 烦 (fán) means “to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 烦 pronounced?: 烦 is pronounced “fán” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 烦?: 烦 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 烦?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 烦 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18