Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

phoenix

Chinese: 凤凰,传说中的鸟。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “feng” becomes a different word in each tone. 凤 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 凤凰fèng huángphoenix
  • 凤体fèng tǐ(archaic) empress's body; empress's physical condition
  • 凤眼fèng yǎnelegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
  • 龙凤lóng fèngdragon and phoenix
  • 丹凤dān fèngred phoenix

Example Sentence

龙和凤都是中国传说中的神兽。Lóng hé fèng dōu shì Zhōng guó chuán shuō zhōng de shén shòu.The dragon and phoenix are both divine creatures in Chinese legend.

LóngChinese dragonandfèngphoenixdōuallshìis中国Zhōng guóChina传说chuán shuōlegend中的zhōng deto hit the target神兽shén shòumythological animal