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CHINESE CHARACTER

fèi

肺

肺

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lung

Numbered pinyin
fei4
English meanings
lung, CL:個|个[ge4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 巿.

  • Left

    ⺼
  • Right

    巿
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Meaning & sound clues

⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.

巿 is identified as the sound component (fú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 肺.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰⺼巿

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肺bìng病。

    A lung disease.

  2. 02

    shēn深hūxī呼吸。

    Take a deep breath.

  3. 03

    fèi肺hěn很zhòngyào重要。

    Lungs are important.

  4. 04

    bǎohù保护fèi肺。

    Protect your lungs.

  5. 05

    xīyān吸烟shāng伤fèi肺。

    Smoking hurts the lungs.

  6. 06

    fèi肺bù部jiànkāng健康。

    Lung health.

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