懂中文 Dong Chinese

菲

fēi, fěi

fragrant

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

非 sound component

非  Sound component

fēi

  

not

Evolution

菲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

菲  

fēi

fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines; luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10

菲  

Fēi

abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fēi​lǜ​bīn]

菲  

fěi

poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)

Most common words with 菲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

菲

poor

菲律宾

the Philippines

王菲

Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress

不菲

considerable (cost etc)

苏菲

Sophie (name)