Character

凤

fèng HSK 7

凤 fèng HSK 7

1. phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰)
2. objects used by the empress in ancient times
3. a surname

Words using 凤 as fèng (2)

1 凤凰 fèng huáng — phoenix HSK 7
- 凤 male phoenix, represents the yang aspect
- 凰 female phoenix, represents the yin aspect
Example

凤凰是中国神话中的神鸟。

fèng huáng shì zhōng guó shén huà zhōng de shén niǎo

The phoenix is a divine bird in Chinese mythology.
2 凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo — extremely rare HSK 7
- 凤 phoenix (mythical bird)
- 毛 feathers (of the phoenix)
- 麟 qilin (mythical creature)
- 角 horn (of the qilin)
Example

像他这样的天才在我们学校真是凤毛麟角。

xiàng tā zhè yàng de tiān cái zài wǒ men xué xiào zhēn shì fèng máo lín jiǎo

A genius like him is extremely rare in our school.

Structure & writing

凤 fèng — phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰)

凤 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 几 jǐ — how many (interrogative)

Xpinyin

几 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

亮 liàng bright; luminous 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function

HSK 3

朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace) 铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)

HSK 4

虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)

HSK 5

凭 píng lean against (with one's body) 沿 yán along (a river, road, or edge of something) 肌 jī muscle; tissue composed of muscle fibers capable of contraction

HSK 6

凡 fán ordinary, commonplace 饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱)

HSK 7

冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return 凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 凳 dèng stool (a seat with legs but no back)

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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 讥 jī to mock, to satirize

2 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action

又 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 3

双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic

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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support

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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)

HSK 5

劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy

HSK 6

叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)

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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)

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