鳳 meaning and stroke order
Male phoenix; symbol of joy
How to write 鳳, stroke by stroke
14 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 鳳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- phoenix
How 鳳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
鳥 gives the meaning and 凡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.
How to remember 鳳
A bird 鳥 (niǎo) sits under a wide frame like 几, a grand canopy fit for royalty. The etymology says 鳥 gives the meaning "bird" and 凡 (fán) once gave the sound, so picture a sheltered royal bird: the phoenix.
鳳 is the traditional form. In mainland China you will usually see the simplified 凤, and it almost always appears in words like 凤凰 (fènghuáng) or 龙凤 (lóng fèng). Example: 她的婚纱上绣着龙凤。(Tā de hūnshā shang xiùzhe lóng fèng.) Her wedding dress is embroidered with a dragon and phoenix.
Common mistake: Learners often write the bird part as 烏 (wū, crow) or forget the 一 stroke under the top frame. Also keep the fourth tone in fèng, and do not confuse it with 風 (fēng, wind), which shares the same outer frame but has a first tone.
Common words with 鳳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鳳凰 | fènghuáng | phoenix | HSK 7-9 |
| 鳳梨 | fènglí | pineapple | |
| 龍鳳 | Lóngfèng | dragon and phoenix |
Questions about 鳳
How many strokes are in 鳳?
鳳 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鳳 mean?
鳳 (fèng) means male phoenix; symbol of joy. A common word with it is 凤凰 (fènghuáng), meaning "phoenix".
How do you pronounce 鳳?
鳳 is pronounced fèng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鳳?
The radical of 鳳 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鳳 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鳳?
鳳 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 凤, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 凤梨 mean pineapple?
凤梨 (fènglí) literally means "phoenix pear." The leafy crown on top of the fruit was thought to look like a phoenix tail. It is the common word for pineapple in Taiwan, while mainland speakers often say 菠萝 (bōluó).
Is 鳳 male or female, and how does it relate to 凰?
Traditionally 凤 was the male phoenix and 凰 (huáng) the female, and together 凤凰 means phoenix in general. Today people rarely make this distinction, and the phoenix is often paired with the dragon as a symbol of the bride or empress.