Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “fei”
35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
fēi
飞
fēi
非to fly, to dart
3 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2fēi
妃not, negative, non-
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9fēi
飛wife, spouse
6 strokesfēi
啡to fly, to dart
9 strokesfēi
绯coffee
11 strokesfēi
菲crimson, scarlet
11 strokesfēi
扉fragrant
11 strokesfēi
緋door panel
12 strokesfēi
蜚crimson, scarlet
14 strokesfēi
霏cockroach
14 strokesfēi
鲱rainfall, snowfall
16 strokesfēi
鯡herring
16 strokesfēi
herring
19 strokes2
Second tone
féi
3
Third tone
fěi
匪
fěi
诽bandits, robbers, gangsters
10 strokesfěi
悱to condemn, to slander, to vilify
10 strokesfěi
斐overcome with emotion
11 strokesfěi
榧graceful, elegant, beautiful
12 strokesfěi
翡a type of yew tree
14 strokesfěi
誹kingfisher
14 strokesfěi
篚to condemn, to slander, to vilify
15 strokesfěi
round covered-basket
16 strokes4
Fourth tone
fèi
费
fèi
肺expenses, fees
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4fèi
废lungs
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6fèi
吠to terminate
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9fèi
芾to bark
7 strokesfèi
沸flower
7 strokesfèi
狒to boil, to bubble up, to gush
8 strokesfèi
費baboon
8 strokesfèi
痱expenses, fees
12 strokesfèi
镄heat rash
13 strokesfèi
廢fermium
14 strokesfèi
to terminate
15 strokesSound in context
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