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风

fēng

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Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 character level 3 Character Traditional 風 Measure word 阵、丝

风 (fēng) means "wind". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 风 means

1. wind
2. news
3. style
4. custom
5. manner

Example sentences

• 祝顺风。
  Zhù shùnfēng.
  Have a nice trip.
• 风停了。
  The wind calmed down.
• 风很大。
  It's windy.
• 有风险。
  There are risks.
• 风真大。
  It sure is windy.
• 今天有风。
  Jīntiān yǒufēng.
  It's windy today.

Words starting with 风

• 风景 fēng jǐng scenery; landscape
• 风格 fēng gé style
• 风险 fēng xiǎn risk; hazard
• 风俗 fēng sú social custom
• 风光 fēng guāng scene; view; sight
• 风暴 fēng bào storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
• 风味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor; distinctive style
• 风度 fēng dù elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace
• 风气 fēng qì general mood; atmosphere; common practice
• 风趣 fēng qù charm; humor; wit
• 风土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom)
• 风情 fēng qíng mien; bearing; grace
• 风雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
• 风云 fēng yún weather; unstable situation
• 风流 fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in…
• 风采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing
• 风筝 fēng zheng kite…
• 风水 fēng shuǐ feng shui; geomancy
• 风波 fēng bō disturbance; crisis; disputes
• 风声 fēng shēng sound of the wind; rumor; talk
• 风貌 fēng mào style; manner; ethos
• 风范 fēng fàn air; manner; model
• 风湿 fēng shī rheumatism
• 风衣 fēng yī windbreaker; wind cheater; wind jacket

Words containing 风

• 麦克风 mài kè fēng (loanword) microphone
• 作风 zuò fēng style; style of work; way
• 台风 tái fēng stage presence, poise
• 威风 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
• 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly
• 东风 dōng fēng easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
• 春风 chūn fēng spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions…
• 寒风 hán fēng cold wind
• 大风 dà fēng gale
• 清风 qīng fēng cool breeze; fig. pure and honest
• 微风 wēi fēng breeze; light wind
• 通风 tōng fēng airy; ventilation; to ventilate
• 狂风 kuáng fēng gale; squall; whole gale (meteorology)
• 海风 hǎi fēng sea breeze
• 飓风 jù fēng hurricane
• 北风 běi fēng north wind
• 和风 hé fēng breeze; (Taiwan) Japanese-style (cooking etc)
• 旋风 xuàn fēng whirlwind; tornado
• 暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ rainstorm; storm; tempest
• 屏风 píng fēng (furniture) screen
• 曲风 qǔ fēng music style; music genre
• 民风 mín fēng popular customs; folkways; the character of the people of a nation (or region etc)
• 上风 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
• 迎风 yíng fēng in the wind; facing the wind; downwind

Characters that look like 风

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
• 旦 dàn (literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera…
• 冈 gāng ridge; mound
• 凤 fèng phoenix

Sounds the same

Read fēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 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
• 沣 rainy; place name in Shaanxi; Feng River in Shaanxi 陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水
• 砜 sulfone
• 酆 Zhou Dynasty capital; surname Feng

Nearby words

• 较 jiào to compare
• 接 jiē to receive
• 经常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often
• 容易 róng yì easy; straightforward
• 解决 jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
• 记得 jì de to remember
• 马 mǎ horse
• 双 shuāng two
• 清楚 qīng chu clear
• 根据 gēn jù according to

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• How characters are built from components.
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