枫 meaning and stroke order
Maple tree
How to write 枫, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 枫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- maple (genus Acer)
How 枫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 风 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 枫
枫 (fēng) is a tree 木 (mù) on the left plus 风 (fēng, wind) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a maple tree whose red leaves rustle and fly in the autumn wind.
枫 rarely stands alone and usually appears in words like 枫树 (fēngshù, maple tree) and 枫叶 (fēngyè, maple leaf). Maple leaves are a classic image of autumn in Chinese poetry and travel writing. Example: 秋天的枫叶很红。(Qiūtiān de fēngyè hěn hóng.) The maple leaves in autumn are very red.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write just 风 (fēng, wind) when they mean maple, because the two sound identical. Remember that the tree needs the 木 radical on the left. Also keep the first tone, not fěng or fèng.
Common words with 枫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 枫树 | fēngshù | maple |
枫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 枫
How many strokes are in 枫?
枫 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 枫 mean?
枫 (fēng) means maple tree. A common word with it is 枫树 (fēngshù), meaning "maple".
How do you pronounce 枫?
枫 is pronounced fēng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 枫?
The radical of 枫 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 枫 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 枫?
The traditional form of 枫 is 楓. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 枫 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say maple leaf and maple syrup in Chinese?
A maple leaf is 枫叶 (fēngyè). Maple syrup is 枫糖浆 (fēngtángjiāng), which literally means maple sugar syrup.
Why is 枫 connected to Canada in Chinese?
Canada's flag shows a maple leaf, so Chinese speakers often call it 枫叶旗 (fēngyè qí, the maple leaf flag) and sometimes call Canada 枫叶之国 (fēngyè zhī guó, the land of the maple leaf).