蜂 (fung1 | feng1) : bee; wasp; hornet

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蜂

fung1

feng1

[1] [n] bee; wasp; hornet
[2] [adv] in swarms; in flocks

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#142)

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

蜂

This word has been viewed 8213 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Mar 2014 14:07

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蜂鳥 fung1 niu5 feng1 niao3 = Hummingbird

蜜蜂 mat6 fung1 mi4 feng1 = honey bee

蜂蜜 fung1 mat6 feng1 mi4 = honey

黃蜂 wong4 fung1 huang2 feng1 = wasp; (placename) Wong Fung

黃蜂尾後針最毒婦人心 wong4 fung1 mei5 hau5 zam1 zeoi3 duk6 fu5 jan4 sam1 huang2 feng1 wei3 hou1 zhen1 zui4 du2 fu4 ren2 xin1 = a woman can be deadly and vicious (more than the hornet's sting)

一窩蜂 jat1 wo1 fung1 = a swarm of bees, symbolic of an onrushing crowd; follow herd instinct

蜂鳴器 fung1 ming4 hei3 feng1 ming2 qi4 = electric buzzer

野蜂 je5 fung1 ye3 feng1 = a wasp

蜂蜜酒 fung1 mat6 zau2 feng1 mi4 jiu3 = mead (type of alcohol)

艷花蜂 jim6 faa1 fung1 yan4 hua1 feng1 = wasp bee
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 蜂
Unicode code for this character: U+8702 (off-site link)

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