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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- fei4
- English meanings
- cost, spend, expend
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 弗; bottom 贝.
Meaning & sound clues
贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.
弗 is identified as the sound component (fú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 费.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bandit; not
coffee; morphine
disabled
abolish; waste
door; title page
elegant; brilliant
boil
red; crimson
fat
lung
fragrant; Philippines
slander; defame
not
fly
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 交费
- 付费
- 免费
- 公费
- 学费
- 小费
- 手续费
- 抚养费
- 收费
- 浪费
- 消费
- 消费者
- 生活费
- 管理费
- 经费
- 缴费
- 耗费
- 自费
- 花费
- 话费
- 费劲
- 费用