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凰

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used in 鳳凰|凤凰[feng4 huang2]

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Strokes
11
Radical
几 +9
Structure
Top enclosure 上包
Traditional
凰
Common rank
#3,255
Unicode
U+51F0

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Formation & memory

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How 凰 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

几 meaning + 皇 sound ( huáng )

Components 几 皇

How to remember it

female phoenix · Heisig RSH #2984

wind + 皇 emperor

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 凰

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
凤凰古城 Fèng huáng Gǔ chéng Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESC…
凤凰县 Fèng huáng Xiàn Fenghuang, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 …
凤凰城 Fèng huáng chéng Phoenix, capital of Arizona; also 菲尼克斯[Fei1 ni2 ke4 si1]
凤凰木 fèng huáng mù royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
凤凰号 Fèng huáng Hào Phoenix, NASA Mars explorer
凤凰座 Fèng huáng zuò Phoenix (constellation)
凤凰男 fèng huáng nán (Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city thro…
凤凰 Fèng huáng see 鳳凰縣|凤凰县[Feng4 huang2 Xian4]
凤凰 fèng huáng phoenix

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 皇 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
皇 sound part huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior
惶 huáng anxious, nervous, uneasy
蝗 huáng locust
煌 huáng bright, shining, luminous
遑 huáng leisurely; hurried, anxious
湟 huáng river in Qinghai province
艎 huáng fast boat
隍 huáng dry ditch, dry moat
徨 huáng doubtful, irresolute, vacillating
篁 huáng bamboo grove
鳇 huáng sturgeon