凤
phoenix
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #763 U+51E4
How 凤 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
又 (semantic, “simplified form of 鳥 bird”) + 凡 (phonetic, fán)
How to remember it
male phoenix · Heisig RSH #2983
wind + crotch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 凡
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 凡 (fán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凡 sound component | fán | any, every, all; common, ordinary |
| 帆 | fān | boat; to sail |
| 梵 | fàn | Buddhist, Sanskrit |
| 矾 | fán | alum |
| 凫 | fú | wild duck; teal; swim |
| 钒 | fán | vanadium |
Words containing 凤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人中龙凤 | rén zhōng lóng fèng | a giant among men (idiom) |
| 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 | nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi | see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3] |
| 凤山县 | Fèng shān Xiàn | Fengshan, a county in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 凤山市 | Fèng shān shì | Fengshan city in Taiwan |
| 金凤区 | Jīn fèng Qū | Jinfeng, a district of Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 龙生龙，凤生凤 | lóng shēng lóng , fèng shēng fèng | lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom); fig. the apple doesn't fall far… |
| 凤城市 | Fèng chéng Shì | Fengcheng, a county-level city in Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 凤阳县 | Fèng yáng Xiàn | Fengyang, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 凤台县 | Fèng tái Xiàn | Fengtai, a county in Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui |
| 龙凤区 | Lóng fèng Qū | Longfeng, a district of Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 来凤县 | Lái fèng Xiàn | Laifeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 ji… |
| 凤眼兰 | fèng yǎn lán | water hyacinth |
| 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 | nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi | lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be … |
| 凤头百灵 | fèng tóu bǎi líng | (bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata) |
| 凤县 | Fèng Xiàn | Feng County or Fengxian, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 凤尾鱼 | fèng wěi yú | anchovy |
| 凤山 | Fèng shān | see 鳳山縣|凤山县[Feng4 shan1 Xian4] |
| 望女成凤 | wàng nǚ chéng fèng | lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom); fig. to hope one's daughter is a su… |
| 金凤 | Jīn fèng | see 金鳳區|金凤区[Jin1 feng4 Qu1] |
| 凤体 | fèng tǐ | (archaic) empress's body; empress's physical condition |