Chinese Word: 凤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凤 (Trad.: 鳳)

Pinyin: fèng

English Definition: phoenix

Chinese Definition:
①传说中的鸟王(雄的称“凤”；雌的称“凰”)：凤凰。凤雏(幼小的凤；喻英俊少年)。龙肝凤髓(喻极难得的珍贵食品)。龙驹凤雏(喻有才华的英俊青少年)。雏凤清于老凤声。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 几

Pictophonetic: 凡 indicates the sound; 又 (simplified form of 鳥 bird) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some
- 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition

Similar Characters: 凨

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凤凰	fèng huáng	Fenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
凤凰	fèng huáng	phoenix
凤毛麟角	fèng máo lín jiǎo	lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
凤蝶	fèng dié	swallowtail butterfly
丹凤眼	dān fèng yǎn	red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)