懂中文 Dong Chinese

沸

fèi

boil

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 弗 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

弗 sound component

弗  Sound component

fú

  

not

Evolution

沸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沸 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
沸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

沸  

fèi

boil, bubble up, gush; to boil

Most common words with 沸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

沸腾

to flare up

沸沸扬扬

hubbubing

煮沸

to boil

沸

to boil

沸水

boiling water