CHINESE CHARACTER

沸 (fèi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

氵

Primary radical

氵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 沸.

弗

Phonetic component

弗 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 沸 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 沸

沸沸扬扬fèifèiyángyáng

HSK 7-9 · bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz

沸腾fèiténg

HSK 7-9 · (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned

Examples using 沸

沸腾

水沸腾后变为蒸汽。

Shuǐ fèi téng hòu biàn wèi zhēng qì。

Water steams when it boils.

FAQ

What does 沸 (fèi) mean in Chinese?

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

How do you write 沸 in stroke order?

沸 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 沸?

氵 is the radical in 沸. It is the three-dot water radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 沸?

沸沸扬扬 (fèifèiyángyáng): bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz; 沸腾 (fèiténg): (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned.