fěi

graceful

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
文 meaning component

  Meaning component

wén

  

writing

非 sound component

  Sound component

fēi

  

not

Evolution

斐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
斐 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fěi

graceful, elegant, beautiful; phonetic fei or fi; elegant; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

 

Fěi

surname Fei

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