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

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

女伴 nǚbàn #9,215

female companion / female partner (at a dance, event, etc.)

妳 nǐ #3,363

you (female)