蜚
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(literary) to fly; (esp. of reputation, rumors etc) (fig.) to spread
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Dict coverage rank #3,487 U+871A
How 蜚 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 非 (phonetic, fēi)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 非
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 非 (fēi) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非 sound component | fēi | not, negative, non-; to oppose |
| 排 | pái | row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove |
| 悲 | bēi | sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry |
| 菲 | fēi | fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines |
| 辈 | bèi | generation, lifetime; contemporary |
| 啡 | fēi | coffee; morphine |
| 匪 | fěi | bandits, robbers, gangsters |
| 斐 | fěi | graceful, elegant, beautiful |
| 腓 | féi | leg, calf; to wither, to decay |
| 翡 | fěi | kingfisher; jade, emerald |
| 俳 | pái | actor; vaudeville show; insincere |
| 鲱 | fēi | herring |
| 扉 | fēi | door panel |
| 痱 | fèi | heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers |
| 绯 | fēi | crimson, scarlet; purple |
| 诽 | fěi | to condemn, to slander, to vilify |
| 裴 | péi | flowing gown; surname |
| 悱 | fěi | overcome with emotion; at a loss for words |
| 霏 | fēi | rainfall, snowfall |
Words containing 蜚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜚声海外 | fēi shēng hǎi wài | (literary) to be renowned abroad; to gain fame overseas |
| 流言蜚语 | liú yán fēi yǔ | rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders |
| 蜚短流长 | fēi duǎn liú cháng | (idiom) to gossip about others; to spread gossip or rumors |
| 蜚语 | fēi yǔ | rumor; unfounded gossip |
| 蜚声 | fēi shēng | (literary) to gain fame; to be renowned |
| 蜚蠊科 | fěi lián kē | Blattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroach |
| 蜚蠊 | fěi lián | cockroach |