沸 (fèi): to boil

Meanings

1 to boil
2 to seethe
3 bubbling; tumultuous

Characters

沸

fèi

to boil; to seethe

Examples

HSK 3

水沸了，关火吧。

Shuǐ fèi le, guān huǒ ba.

The water is boiling; turn off the gas.

HSK 7-9

水的沸点是一百摄氏度。

Shuǐ de fèi diǎn shì yìbǎi shèshìdù.

The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius.

HSK 7-9

这消息让全校沸腾了。

Zhè xiāoxi ràng quánxiào fèiténg le.

The news made the whole school seethe with excitement.

Tips

usage

Common in 沸腾 ('to boil; to seethe'), 沸点 ('boiling point') and 人声鼎沸 ('a hubbub of voices, like a boiling cauldron'). The figurative 'seething with excitement' sense is very common.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The three-drop water radical on the left gives the meaning: this is about water churning and surging up, which became 'to boil'.

phonetic

弗 fú

not

Supplies the sound on the right: 弗 fú shifted to fèi. It carries no negative meaning here, only the phonetic value.

Stroke Order

沸 fèi

Related Words

沸腾 fèiténg HSK 7-9 #9,798

to boil / to seethe / to be in uproar

煮沸 zhǔfèi #30,008

to boil / to bring to a boil / to boil vigorously

沸腾鱼 fèiténgyú

"boiling fish" (Sichuan fish in bubbling chili oil)

沸沸扬扬 fèifèiyángyáng HSK 7-9 #28,736

much talked about / creating a big stir / abuzz with discussion

热血沸腾 rèxuè-fèiténg

to have one's blood boiling (with excitement or passion) / fired up; pumped / filled with fervent emotion

人声鼎沸 rénshēng-dǐngfèi #52,785

a cauldron of voices; deafening hubbub / the buzz of a noisy crowd / din of human voices

煮 zhǔ HSK 6 #2,982

to boil; to cook (in water) / to stew; to simmer

滚 gǔn HSK 5 #781

to boil (of water) / to roll; to tumble / Get lost! (colloquial)

烹 pēng #37,230

to boil / to cook (especially by quickly stir-frying then dressing with sauce) / to boil to death (an ancient form of execution)

烫 tàng HSK 7-9 #3,305

scalding hot / boiling hot / to burn (from heat) / to iron (clothes) / to perm (hair)