凰 (huáng) · (in 凤凰) female phoenix

Meanings

1 (in 凤凰) female phoenix

Characters

凰

huáng

(in 凤凰) female phoenix

Examples

HSK 7-9

凤凰是中国传说中的瑞鸟。

Fènghuáng shì Zhōngguó chuánshuō zhōng de ruìniǎo.

The phoenix is an auspicious bird in Chinese legend.

HSK 7-9

裙子上的图案是凤凰展翅。

Qúnzi shàng de tú'àn shì fènghuáng zhǎnchì.

The pattern on the dress is a phoenix spreading its wings.

Tips

culture

凰 only appears in 凤凰 (phoenix). Traditionally 凤 is the male bird and 凰 the female; together they symbolize harmony and good fortune.

Components

radical

几 jǐ

small table; how many

The outer 几 frames the top and right and is the indexing radical here; it acts as the enclosing shell rather than carrying meaning.

phonetic

皇 huáng

emperor; imperial

Inside sits 皇, supplying the sound exactly. Its "imperial" flavor also suits this regal mythical bird.

Stroke Order

凰 huáng

Related Words

凤凰 fènghuáng HSK 7-9 #5,708

phoenix (Chinese mythical bird) / fenghuang

凤凰展翅 fènghuáng zhǎnchì

phoenix spreads its wings / soaring / taking flight / banquet dish of whole chicken plated with wings fanned out

凤凰男 fènghuángnán

phoenix man / a man who rose from a poor rural background into the urban middle class through his own effort

凤凰卫视 Fènghuáng Wèishì

Phoenix Television / Phoenix TV, Hong Kong-based Chinese-language satellite network

凤凰传奇 Fènghuáng Chuánqí

Phoenix Legend, Chinese pop duo of Yang Weilinghua and Zeng Yi

凤凰古城 Fènghuáng Gǔchéng

Fenghuang Ancient Town, the old town of Fenghuang County in western Hunan

女性 nǚxìng HSK 4 #1,365

woman; female / the female sex; femininity

她们 tāmen HSK 1 #387

they (female) / them (female)

表姐 biǎojiě #11,619

older female cousin (through a female relative) / older female cousin (mother's side or father's sister's side)

表妹 biǎomèi #8,028

younger female cousin (on the maternal side, or father's sister's side) / younger female cousin with a different surname