TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 字
繁
繁 ＝ 敏 ＋ 糸
ㄈㄢˊ · fán
adj — numerous, abundant, complex, busy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk threads — a tasseled ornament
A horse's mane hung thick with silk tassels (糸) — the original ornament. From threads crowded together comes everything teeming and intricate: 繁多、繁忙、繁複.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一匹馬奔過，鬃上的絲穗（糸）密密一串，數也數不清。
A horse gallops past, the silk tassels on its mane (糸) so thick and many they blur.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)繁飾— a thick silk ornament
→繁多、繁雜— numerous; teeming常用
⇒繁忙、繁複— busy; intricate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension