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CHINESE CHARACTER

fēng

疯

疯

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mad

Numbered pinyin
feng1
English meanings
insane, mad, wild

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 疒; inside 风.

  • Outside

    疒
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    • First part

      广
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    • Second part

      冫
  • Inside

    风
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Meaning & sound clues

疒 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sickness”.

风 is identified as the sound component (fēng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 疯.

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

Decomposition reference

⿸疒风

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

    tā他fēng疯le了。

    He went crazy.

  2. 02

    fā发fēng疯。

    Go mad.

  3. 03

    bié别fēng疯le了。

    Stop the madness.

  4. 04

    fēng疯pǎo跑。

    Run wild.

  5. 05

    xiào笑fēng疯le了。

    Laughed madly.

  6. 06

    fēngkuáng疯狂。

    Crazy.

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