Skip to content

氛

Tap the pinyin to hear it

miasma; vapor

Make a writing worksheet

HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
8
Radical
气 +4
Structure
Upper-right enclosure 右上包
Traditional
氛
Common rank
#3,808
Unicode
U+6C1B

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 氛 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

气 meaning “air” + 分 sound ( fēn )

Components 气 分

How to remember it

atmosphere · Heisig RSH #2835

气 air + 分 part

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 氛

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
炒热气氛 chǎo rè qì fēn to liven up the atmosphere
氛围编程 fēn wéi biān chéng (computing) vibe coding
炒气氛 chǎo qì fēn to liven up the atmosphere
气氛 qì fēn atmosphere; mood
香氛 xiāng fēn fragrance; perfume
氛围 fēn wéi ambience; atmosphere

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 分 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
分 sound part fēn to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
粉 fěn powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
盆 pén basin, bowl, pot, tub
芬 fēn aroma, fragrance, perfume
纷 fēn tangled, scattered; numerous, confused
扮 bàn costume, disguise; to dress up
盼 pàn to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for
酚 fēn carbolic acid; phenol
汾 fén a river in Shanxi province
忿 fèn anger, fury; exasperation
吩 fēn to order, to command; to instruct
玢 bīn (archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite
棻 fēn sandalwood
棼 fén rafters; disordered, confused
邠 bīn a county in Shaanxi province
鼢 fén a variety of mole
坌 bèn dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite