fēi, fěi
cockroach
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 蜚
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
lies and slanders | ||
to make a name | ||
gad-fly | ||
cockroach | ||
famous at home and abroad |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*pəjʔ | pj+jX | fěi | noxious insect |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4632nd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 14 |
Unicode | U+871A |
Shuowen | “，臭蟲，負蠜也。从蟲，非聲。蜚，或从虫。” |
Sources
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