纭 (yún): numerous and disordered

Meanings

众说纷纭，意见很不一致。

Zhòngshuōfēnyún, yìjiàn hěn bù yízhì.

"Everyone says something different" means opinions are many and conflicting.

对这件事，大家议论纷纭。

Duì zhè jiàn shì, dàjiā yìlùn fēn yún.

There are many conflicting opinions about this event.

usage

纭 almost always pairs with 纷 as 纷纭, "many and tangled", most often in 众说纷纭 ("many conflicting opinions").

radical

纟 sī

silk; thread

纟 is the silk radical 糸 in left-side form. Tangled threads suggest the "confused, numerous" sense of 纭.

phonetic

云 yún

cloud

云 gives the exact sound yún. Drifting clouds also loosely echo the idea of something scattered and disordered.

纭 yún