沸
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fèi · to boil, to bubble up, to gush

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 沸

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Example sentences

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Tīng dào zhège ràng wǒ gǎn jué rè xuè fèi téng.听到这个让我感觉热血沸腾。

It made my blood boil to hear that.

Source: Tatoeba #332868 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yā lì dī le, fèi diǎn jiù dī.压力低了,沸点就低。

When the pressure is lower, the boiling point is lower.

Source: Tatoeba #1582756 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ dàn fàng rù fèi shuǐ zhōng.把蛋放入沸水中。

Put the eggs into the boiling water.

Source: Tatoeba #333858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiè yóu zhǔ fèi yǐ jiǎn shǎo nián jiāng zhuàng wù zhì.藉由煮沸以減少黏漿狀物質。

Reduce to pulp by boiling.

Source: Tatoeba #897287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuǐ fèi téng hòu biàn wèi zhēng qì.水沸腾后变为蒸汽。

Water turns into steam when it is boiled.

Source: Tatoeba #333212 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yā lì yuè dī, fèi diǎn yuè dī.压力越低,沸点越低。

When the pressure is lower, the boiling point is lower.

Source: Tatoeba #1582755 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 沸 in context

  1. Say fèi, then recall the core meaning: to boil, to bubble up, to gush.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 沸沸扬扬 (fèi fèi yáng yáng), meaning “bubbling and gurgling”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 沸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.