凰
used in 鳳凰|凤凰[feng4 huang2]
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,255 U+51F0
How 凰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
几 (semantic) + 皇 (phonetic, huáng)
How to remember it
female phoenix · Heisig RSH #2984
wind + 皇 emperor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 皇
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 皇 (huáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇 sound component | 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 |
Words containing 凰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |