fèi /
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 small and densely growing (used in 蔽芾)

Examples

蔽芾甘棠枝叶繁密
Bìfèi gāntáng, zhīyè fánmì.
"Bi fei" describes a sweet pear tree, small yet thick with leaves.

Tips

usage
The reading survives almost only in 蔽芾, a Book-of-Songs phrase for a young tree that is small in size but lush with foliage. Outside that phrase, the character is read (luxuriant).

Components

radical
cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical on top, a left-side-and-top form of (grass). It marks as a plant-and-vegetation word, the family that includes and .
phonetic
巿
ceremonial knee-cover (phonetic)
Supplies the sound. Standalone 巿 is an old word for a ceremonial knee apron; here it carries no meaning and only points to the fú reading. Note it differs from the look-alike (market), which has a separate dot on top.

Stroke Order

fèi