蜂 meaning and stroke order
Bee, wasp, hornet
How to write 蜂, stroke by stroke
13 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 蜂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bee
- wasp
- variant of 蜂[feng1]
- old variant of 蜂[feng1]
How 蜂 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.
虫 gives the meaning and 夆 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蜂
On the left is 虫 (chóng), the insect part, which tells you this is a bug. On the right is 夆 (féng), which gives the sound, so picture an insect that makes a buzzing "feng" sound as it flies.
蜂 is rarely used alone in speech. It usually appears in words like 蜜蜂 (mìfēng, bee), 蜂蜜 (fēngmì, honey), and 蜂窝 (fēngwō, beehive). Example: 我早上喝蜂蜜水。(Wǒ zǎoshang hē fēngmì shuǐ.) I drink honey water in the morning.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 蜜蜂 (mìfēng, bee) and 蜂蜜 (fēngmì, honey), since they use the same two characters in reverse order. Remember that the last character names the thing: 蜂 is the bee, 蜜 is the honey.
Common words with 蜂
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 蜂蜜 | fēngmì | honey | HSK 7-9 |
| 蜜蜂 | mìfēng | bee; honeybee | HSK 7-9 |
| 大黄蜂 | dàhuángfēng | bumblebee | |
| 黄蜂 | huángfēng | wasp | |
| 蜂巢 | fēngcháo | honeycomb; beehive | |
| 蜂窝 | fēngwō | honeycomb; beehive | |
| 蜂鸟 | fēngniǎo | hummingbird | |
| 小蜜蜂 | xiǎomìfēng | honeybee; (fig.) industrious person (esp. one who shuttles back and forth); voice booster | |
| 蜂拥而至 | fēngyōng'érzhì | to arrive in huge numbers; to flock there |
蜂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蜂
How many strokes are in 蜂?
蜂 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蜂 mean?
蜂 (fēng) means bee, wasp, hornet. A common word with it is 蜂蜜 (fēngmì), meaning "honey".
How do you pronounce 蜂?
蜂 is pronounced fēng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 蜂?
The radical of 蜂 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蜂 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蜂?
The traditional form of 蜂 is 䗬 and 蠭. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蜂 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 蜂 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 蜂 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo) mean a kind of bee?
No. 蜂鸟 means hummingbird. It is a bird, named for its small size and buzzing wings like a bee.
Why does 蜂 appear in words like 蜂拥 (fēngyōng)?
Bees move in big swarms, so 蜂 can describe crowds rushing together. 蜂拥而至 (fēngyōng ér zhì) means to swarm in or arrive in a crowd.