Chinese symbol for “multiply”
繁衍
fán yǎn
to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for multiply is 繁衍 (fán yǎn), defined as: to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “multiply”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相乘 | xiāng chéng | to multiply (math.); multiplication |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount |
| 孳生 | zī shēng | to breed; to multiply |
| 息 | xī | (bound form) breath; (bound form) to cease; to stop |
| 孳乳 | zī rǔ | to multiply (kinds, difficulties); to reproduce |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 繁衍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繁荣 (繁榮) | fán róng | prosperous; booming |
| 频繁 (頻繁) | pín fán | frequently; often |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed; to reproduce |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy; bustling |
| 繁华 (繁華) | fán huá | flourishing; bustling |
| 繁多 | fán duō | many and varied; of many different kinds |
| 衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to; to derive |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “multiply”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.