馮 meaning and stroke order
To gallop; by dint of; surname
How to write 馮, stroke by stroke
12 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 馮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to gallop
- to assist
- to attack
- to wade
- great
- old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
How 馮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning and 冫 hints at the sound.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 馮
A horse 馬 (mǎ) racing so fast that icy wind 冫 streaks past its side. That galloping horse is 馮, which gives the idea of rushing forward.
Today 馮 (féng) is used almost only as a surname, one of the common Chinese family names. In simplified Chinese it is written 冯. Example: 馮先生是我的老師。(Féng xiānsheng shì wǒ de lǎoshī.) Mr. Feng is my teacher.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 馮 with 憑 (píng, to rely on), because 馮 is an old variant of 憑. As a surname, always read 馮 as féng, never píng. Also do not write the left side as three dots 氵. It has only two strokes, 冫.
Characters that contain 馮
Learning 馮 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 馮
How many strokes are in 馮?
馮 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 馮 mean?
馮 (féng) means to gallop; by dint of; surname.
How do you pronounce 馮?
馮 is pronounced féng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 馮?
The radical of 馮 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 馮 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 馮?
馮 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 冯, used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 馮 pronounced píng instead of féng?
The reading píng appears in classical texts, where 馮 means to gallop, to wade, or to rely on, like 憑. In modern Chinese and in names, read it féng.
Is 馮 the same character as 冯?
Yes. 冯 is the simplified form, used in mainland China. 馮 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and older texts. Both write the surname Feng.