風 (fung1 fung3 | feng1 fan1 {feng4}) : wind

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風

fung1 fung3

feng1 fan1 {feng4}

[1] wind; gust; breeze; gale [2] education; influence [3] [n] customs; practices; fad; fashion; fashionable [4] [n] scene [5] [n] style; manner; deportment; taste [6] fame; reputation [7] rumor [8] ailments supposedly caused by wind and dampness

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: (#182)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

風 / 风

Don't confuse with:
虱

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Sep 2009 00:40

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大風 daai6 fung1 da4 feng1 = strong wind

風車 fung1 ce1 feng1 che1 = windmill

風頭 fung1 tau4 feng1 tou2 = fame, notoriety

風車花 fung1 ce1 faa1 = passionflower

風雨 fung1 jyu5 = the elements

風景 fung1 ging2 feng1 jing3 = scenery

風水 fung1 seoi2 feng1 shui3 = feng shui

一陣風 jat1 zan6 fung1 yi1 zhen4 feng1 = a gust of wind

季風 gwai3 fung1 ji4 feng1 = monsoon

風箏 fung1 zang1 feng1 zheng5 = kite
See all 257 compounds (CantoDict reports 269 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？粵
Can you please turn on the fan for me?

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興咖啦粵
This type of toy was very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

正所謂"風水輪流轉" 粵
As the saying goes, "the boot is on the other foot".

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Decimal representation of this word: 風
Unicode code for this character: U+98a8 (off-site link)

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