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悱

fěi

Character

What 悱 means

1. to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to

Words containing 悱

• 不悱不发bù fěi bù fāa student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
• 缠绵悱恻chán mián fěi cè(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant…

Characters built on 非

These share the phonetic component 非 (fēi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 菲fēiluxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10
• 啡fēi(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
• 悲bēisad; sadness; sorrow
• 斐fěiphonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
• 辈bèilifetime; generation; group of people
• 诽fěislander
• 匪fěibandit; (literary) not
• 腓féicalf of leg; decay; protect

Sounds the same

Read fěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 诽slander
• 匪bandit; (literary) not
• 斐phonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
• 菲poor; humble; unworthy
• 翡used in 翡翠
• 蜚used in 蜚蠊
• 榧Torreya nucifera
• 朏(literary) (of the crescent moon) to begin to shine
• 篚round covered basket
• 棐Torreya nucifera; strengthen
• 奜big