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沣

fēng

Character Traditional 灃

What 沣 means

1. rainy
2. place name in Shaanxi
3. Feng River in Shaanxi 陕西, tributary of Wei River {渭水|Wèi Shuǐ}

Words starting with 沣

• 沣水Fēng shuǐFeng River in Shaanxi 陕西

Characters built on 丰

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

• 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem
• 夆féngto butt (as horned animals)

Characters that look like 沣

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

• 沐mùto bathe; to cleanse; to receive
• 沸fèito boil
• 沛pèicopious; abundant
• 玮wěi(reddish jade); precious; rare
• 炜wěiglowing; bright; brilliant
• 泮pàn(literary) to melt; to dissolve

Sounds the same

Read fēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 风wind; news; style
• 封to confer; to grant; to bestow a title
• 丰luxuriant; buxom; variant of 丰
• 疯insane; mad; wild
• 蜂bee; wasp
• 峰(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance…
• 锋point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard
• 枫maple (genus Acer)
• 葑turnip
• 烽beacon fire
• 砜sulfone
• 酆Zhou Dynasty capital; surname Feng