蜚
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(literary) to fly; (esp. of reputation, rumors etc) (fig.) to spread
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 虫 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 蜚
- Common rank
- #3,487
- Unicode
- U+871A
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 蜚
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜚声海外 | (literary) to be renowned abroad; to gain fame overseas | |
| 流言蜚语 | rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip; lies and slanders | |
| 蜚短流长 | (idiom) to gossip about others; to spread gossip or rumors | |
| 蜚语 | rumor; unfounded gossip | |
| 蜚声 | (literary) to gain fame; to be renowned | |
| 蜚蠊科 | Blattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroach | |
| 蜚蠊 | cockroach |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 非 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非 sound part | not, negative, non-; to oppose | |
| 排 | row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove | |
| 悲 | sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry | |
| 菲 | fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines | |
| 辈 | generation, lifetime; contemporary | |
| 啡 | coffee; morphine | |
| 匪 | bandits, robbers, gangsters | |
| 斐 | graceful, elegant, beautiful | |
| 腓 | leg, calf; to wither, to decay | |
| 翡 | kingfisher; jade, emerald | |
| 俳 | actor; vaudeville show; insincere | |
| 鲱 | herring | |
| 扉 | door panel | |
| 痱 | heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers | |
| 绯 | crimson, scarlet; purple | |
| 诽 | to condemn, to slander, to vilify | |
| 裴 | flowing gown; surname | |
| 悱 | overcome with emotion; at a loss for words | |
| 霏 | rainfall, snowfall |