luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble
繁 centers on abundant, dense growth or activity: something luxuriant, thick, or overgrown, which naturally extends to high frequency, complexity, and the trouble that comes with excess.
繁 combines 敏 (quick, active) with 糸 (thread), suggesting a proliferation of threads or intricate activity. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the modern form likely reflects the idea of abundant, complex growth.
The top 敏 suggests quick, active movement, and the bottom 糸 is thread. Imagine a vine growing so fast and thick that it tangles into a dense, overgrown mess—luxuriant and complex.
For ハン, picture a hand (ハン is close to 'hand') trying to untangle the thick, overgrown threads: hand -> ハン, and the tangled complexity makes it a real trouble.
frequent; incessant
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
complexity; frequency; trouble
bustle; prosperity
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
busy; high-stress; hectic; pressed (with business)
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
frequently
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
perpetuation of one's descendants
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction
peak traffic period
busy hour; busy period
vegetative propagation
vernal water-starwort (Callitriche palustris)
asexual reproduction
scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)