鳳 (fung6 | feng4) : phoenix

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鳳

fung6

feng4

Feng, a male phoenix

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: (#196)

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

鳳 / 凤

This word has been viewed 15311 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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鳳梨 fung6 lei4 feng4 li2 = pineapple 國

龍鳳 lung4 fung6 long2 feng4 = dragon and phoenix; (placename) Lung Fung

鳳爪 fung6 zaau2 feng4 zhao3 = chicken's feet (dim sum)

鳳凰 fung6 wong4 feng4 huang2 = the phoenix; (placename) Fung Wong

鳳仙花 fung6 sin1 faa1 feng4 xian1 hua1 = balsam flower, balsamine, cypripedium, touch-me-not

鳳尾魚 fung6 mei5 jyu4*2 = anchovy

鳳凰樹 fung6 wong4 syu6 = a flame tree

鳳凰山 fung6 wong4 saan1 = Fung Wong Shan, Lantau Peak

鳳姐 fung6 ze2 = a prostitute; Phoenix (as a name in some instances) 粵

龍鳳胎 lung4 fung6 toi1 = fraternal twins, a pigeon pair (lit., "dragon and phoenix fetuses")
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鳳
Unicode code for this character: U+9CF3 (off-site link)

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