Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 凤凰
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
凤眼fèng yǎnelegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
龙凤lóng fèngdragon and phoenix
凤梨fèng lípineapple
雏凤chú fènglit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius
丹凤dān fèngred phoenix