蜚

Character

蜚 fēi · fěi

Character2 readings

(literary) to fly; (esp. of reputation, rumors etc) (fig.) to spread

Radical: 虫
Strokes: 14
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 非虫
Traditional: 蜚
Frequency: #3921 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fēiMain reading fěiRare reading

fēi

fei1Main reading

(literary) to fly; (esp. of reputation, rumors etc) (fig.) to spread CC-CEDICT

Words that use “蜚” as fēi

蜚声fēi shēng(literary) to gain fameWord 蜚语fēi yǔrumorWord 流言蜚语liú yán fēi yǔrumors and slandersWord 蜚声海外fēi shēng hǎi wài(literary) to be renowned abroadWord 蜚短流长fēi duǎn liú cháng(idiom) to gossip about othersWord

fěi

fei3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is fēi.

used in 蜚蠊 (fěi lián) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “蜚” as fěi

蜚蠊fěi liáncockroachWord 蜚蠊科fěi lián kēBlattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroachWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 蜚

Draw “蜚” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

人們不喜歡流言蜚語的唯一時間是當你閒聊他們的事。
rén men bù xǐ huan liú yán fēi yǔ de wéi yī shí jiān shì dāng nǐ xián liáo tā men de shì
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
Tatoeba · sentence #844521 by Martha; translation #425402 by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 虫

All characters with 虫 →

蛋dàn 虽suī 虫chóng 蟲chóng 蜜mì 蛇shé 蝶dié 蠢chǔn 蜂fēng 螺luó 虹hóng 蛛zhū

蜚