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诽

fěi

HSK 6 Character Traditional 誹

What 诽 means

1. slander

Words starting with 诽

• 诽谤fěi bàngto slander; to libel
• 诽闻fěi wénscandal; gossip

Words containing 诽

• 腹诽fù fěisilent curse or disagreement; unspoken criticism

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
• 匪fěibandit; (literary) not
• 腓féicalf of leg; decay; protect
• 翡fěiused in 翡翠

Characters that look like 诽

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

• 啡fēi(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)
• 铜tóngcopper (chemistry); see also 红铜
• 悔huǐ(bound form) to regret; to repent
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 绯fēidark red; purple silk
• 翊yìassist; ready to fly; respect

Sounds the same

Read fěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 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
• 悱to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to
• 朏(literary) (of the crescent moon) to begin to shine
• 篚round covered basket
• 棐Torreya nucifera; strengthen
• 奜big