TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
紛
紛 ＝ 糸 ＋ 分
ㄈㄣ · fēn
adj — numerous, in confusion, tangled
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread
Thread (糸) that has come apart (分) — 分 fēn also carries the sound, no shift. Loose ends everywhere: many, confused, falling thick — 紛紛、糾紛、繽紛.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一綑絲（糸）散開（分），千頭萬緒落了一地。
A bundle of thread (糸) comes apart (分), a thousand loose ends scattering down.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)紛亂、糾紛— tangled, in confusion常用
→紛紛、繽紛— thick and many (falling); riotously varied
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension