fěng
verb #25,747

Meanings

  1. 1 to satirize
  2. 2 to mock
  3. 3 to recite (classical usage)

Examples

Zhè shǒu shī shì yòng lái fěngyù dāngshí fǔbài de guānchǎng de.
This poem was used to satirize the corrupt officialdom of the time.
Tā jiè gǔ fěng jīn, pīpíng le xiànshí zhōng de bù gōngzhèng xiànxiàng.
He used the past to satirize the present, criticizing injustices in current society.

Tips

usage
is typically found in compounds: 讽刺 (fěngcì, to satirize/irony), (fěngyù, allegory/satire), 嘲讽 (cháofěng, to mock). Rarely used alone in modern speech.

Stroke Order

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