fēng
noun #11,357

Meanings

  1. 1 point of a spear
  2. 2 edge
  3. 3 vanguard

Examples

HSK 1
Xiānfēng
vanguard; pioneer
HSK 6
Fēnglì
sharp; keen

Tips

memory
(metal) + (abundant) - the sharp edge of a blade.

Components

radical
jīn
metal (radical form of 金)
Five-stroke metal radical on the left, the side form of . means the cutting edge or sharp point of a blade - a thing made of metal. Same radical groups with steel, silver, copper, sharp, nail, all metal-family chars.
phonetic
féng
to meet
Right side supplies the sound - féng to fēng, a simple tone shift. The same phonetic series gives mountain peak, bee, to encounter, to sew - all sharing the f-ng frame. A useful family to memorize together once you spot the pattern.

Stroke Order

fēng