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凤

fèng

Character Traditional 鳳

What 凤 means

1. phoenix

Other readings

凤 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Fèngsurname Feng

Example sentences

• 凤凰城是亚利桑那州的首府。
  Fènghuángchéng shì Yàlìsāngnàzhōu de shǒufǔ.
  Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

Words starting with 凤

• 凤凰fèng huángphoenix
• 凤毛麟角fèng máo lín jiǎolit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
• 凤眼fèng yǎnelegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus…
• 凤县Fèng XiànFeng County or Fengxian, a county in Baoji City 宝鸡市
• 凤体fèng tǐ(archaic) empress's body; empress's physical condition
• 凤台县Fèng tái XiànFengtai, a county in Huainan City 淮南市
• 凤城市Fèng chéng ShìFengcheng, a county-level city in Dandong City 丹东市
• 凤尾船fèng wěi chuángondola (Venetian canal boat)
• 凤尾鱼fèng wěi yúanchovy
• 凤山市Fèng shān shìFengshan city in Taiwan
• 凤山县Fèng shān XiànFengshan, a county in Hechi City 河池市
• 凤冈县Fèng gāng XiànFenggang, a county in Zunyi City 遵义市
• 凤庆县Fèng qìng XiànFengqing, a county in Lincang City 临沧市
• 凤泉区Fèng quán QūFengquan, a district of Xinxiang City 新乡市
• 凤眼兰fèng yǎn lánwater hyacinth
• 凤阳县Fèng yáng XiànFengyang, a county in Chuzhou City 滁州市
• 凤仙花fèng xiān huābalsam; Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
• 凤头麦鸡fèng tóu mài jī(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
• 凤头鹰fèng tóu yīng(bird species of China) crested goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
• 凤头蜂鹰fèng tóu fēng yīng(bird species of China) crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
• 凤头鹰雕fèng tóu yīng diāo(bird species of China) changeable hawk-eagle; crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
• 凤凰城Fèng huáng chéngPhoenix, capital of Arizona; also 菲尼克斯
• 凤凰座Fèng huáng zuòPhoenix (constellation)
• 凤凰木fèng huáng mùroyal poinciana (Delonix regia)

Words containing 凤

• 龙凤lóng fèngdragon and phoenix
• 丹凤dān fèngred phoenix
• 龙飞凤舞lóng fēi fèng wǔflamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
• 楼凤lóu fèng(slang) prostitute who provides services in a private apartment
• 丹凤眼dān fèng yǎnred phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
• 丹凤县Dān fèng XiànDanfeng, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市
• 来凤县Lái fèng XiànLaifeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
• 金凤区Jīn fèng QūJinfeng, a district of Yinchuan City 银川市
• 龙凤区Lóng fèng QūLongfeng, a district of Daqing City 大庆市
• 龙凤胎lóng fèng tāitwins of mixed sex
• 人中龙凤rén zhōng lóng fènga giant among men (idiom)
• 望女成凤wàng nǚ chéng fènglit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)…
• 认鸡作凤rèn jī zuò fèng(lit.) to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom); (fig.) to overestimate sth's worth
• 龙肝凤胆lóng gān fèng dǎnrare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
• 龙凤呈祥lóng fèng chéng xiángthe dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom); auspicious…
• 翔凤Xiáng fèngComac ARJ21, Chinese-built twin-engine regional jet
• 空气凤梨kōng qì fèng líair plant (genus Tillandsia 铁兰属
• 扳龙附凤bān lóng fù fènghitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom)…
• 雏凤chú fènglit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius
• 伏龙凤雏fú lóng fèng chúhidden genius (idiom)
• 龙驹凤雏lóng jū fèng chúbrilliant young man; talented young scholar
• 大凤头燕鸥dà fèng tóu yàn ōu(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
• 小凤头燕鸥xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
• 斑翅凤头鹃bān chì fèng tóu juān(bird species of China) Jacobin cuckoo; pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

Characters that look like 凤

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 民mín(bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 厄èdistressed
• 冈gāngridge; mound
• 尻kāo(literary) buttocks; rump; coccyx; sacrum
• 叵pǒnot; thereupon

Sounds the same

Read fèng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 奉to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem
• 缝seam; crack; narrow slit
• 俸(bound form) salary; stipend
• 甮(dialect) need not; please don't (contracted form of 勿用
• 赗(literary) gift (of money etc) to a bereaved family; to contribute to funeral expenses
• 鳯variant of 凤