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凤

鳳
fèng
noun #16,697

Meanings

  1. 1 phoenix (Chinese mythological bird)
  2. 2 surname Feng

Examples

龙和凤是中国文化中的吉祥象征。
Lóng hé fèng shì Zhōngguó wénhuà zhōng de jíxiáng xiàngzhēng.
The dragon and phoenix are auspicious symbols in Chinese culture.
她名字里有个凤字。
Tā míngzi lǐ yǒu gè fèng zì.
Her name contains the character for phoenix.

Tips

culture
In Chinese mythology, 凤 (fèng) refers to the male phoenix and 凰 (huáng) to the female, but 凤凰 (fènghuáng) as a pair represents the empress alongside the dragon (龙) for the emperor. 龙凤 (dragon-phoenix) symbolizes a perfect couple.

In Pop Culture

凤凰卫视 Fènghuáng Wèishì
Phoenix TV
Hong Kong-based Chinese-language TV network

Stroke Order

凤 fèng