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CHINESE CHARACTER

fèi

废

废

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disabled

Numbered pinyin
fei4
English meanings
variant of 廢|废[fei4], disabled

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 广; inside 发.

  • Outside

    广
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  • Inside

    发

Meaning & sound clues

发 is identified as the sound component (fā). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 废.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸广发

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fèi废zhǐ纸。

    Waste paper.

  2. 02

    fèiwu废物。

    Waste.

  3. 03

    huāng荒fèi废。

    Neglect.

  4. 04

    zuòfèi作废。

    Invalid.

  5. 05

    fèi废diào掉。

    Abolish.

  6. 06

    biàn变fèi废wèi为bǎo宝。

    Turn waste into treasure.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 作废
  • 半途而废
  • 废品
  • 废墟
  • 废寝忘食
  • 废物
  • 废话
  • 废除
  • 报废
  • 颓废