蜂
bee; wasp
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,193 U+8702
How 蜂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 夆 (phonetic, féng)
How to remember it
bee · Heisig RSH #2588
虫 insect + briar
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夆
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夆 (féng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夆 sound component | féng | to resist; to headbutt |
| 峰 | fēng | peak, summit; a camel's hump |
| 锋 | fēng | spear-point; edge, point, tip |
| 逢 | féng | to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence |
| 烽 | fēng | beacon, signal fire |
| 埄 | fēng | dust storm; dust in the wind |
Words containing 蜂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大虎头蜂 | dà hǔ tóu fēng | Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) |
| 金小蜂 | jīn xiǎo fēng | a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia) |
| 大黄蜂 | dà huáng fēng | bumblebee |
| 虎头蜂 | hǔ tóu fēng | hornet |
| 养蜂人 | yǎng fēng rén | beekeeper; apiculturist |
| 蜂王精 | fēng wáng jīng | royal jelly |
| 蜂子 | fēng zi | (coll.) bee; wasp |
| 马蜂 | mǎ fēng | hornet |
| 养蜂业 | yǎng fēng yè | beekeeping; apiculture |
| 工蜂 | gōng fēng | worker bee |
| 黄喉蜂虎 | huáng hóu fēng hǔ | (bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) |
| 黄蜂 | huáng fēng | wasp |
| 蜂后 | fēng hòu | queen bee |
| 蜂王乳 | fēng wáng rǔ | royal jelly |
| 切叶蜂 | qiē yè fēng | leafcutter bee |
| 蜂起 | fēng qǐ | to swarm; to rise in masses |
| 蜂王 | fēng wáng | queen bee |
| 栗头蜂虎 | lì tóu fēng hǔ | (bird species of China) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) |
| 蜂鸟 | fēng niǎo | hummingbird |
| 绿喉蜂虎 | lǜ hóu fēng hǔ | (bird species of China) Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) |