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腓

féi

Character

What 腓 means

1. calf of leg
2. decay
3. protect

Words starting with 腓

• 腓力Féi lìPhilip, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus (Protestant transliteration)
• 腓肠féi chángcalf (of the leg)
• 腓骨féi gǔfibula; calf bone
• 腓尼基Féi ní jīPhoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
• 腓立比Féi lì bǐPhilippi, ancient Macedonian city
• 腓肠肌féi cháng jīcalf muscle; gastrocnemius muscle
• 腓利门书Féi lì mén shūEpistle of St Paul to Philemon
• 腓立比书Féi lì bǐ shūEpistle of St Paul to the Philippians
• 腓特烈斯塔Féi tè liè sī tǎFredrikstad (city in Østfold, Norway)

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
• 翡fěiused in 翡翠

Characters that look like 腓

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

• 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
• 猫māocat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword; colloquial) modem
• 矫jiáoused in 矫情
• 脯fǔdried meat; preserved fruit
• 掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
• 绯fēidark red; purple silk

Sounds the same

Read féi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 肥fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large
• 淝name of a river