菲

fēi · fěi

luxuriant (plant growth) · rich with fragrance

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

菲=艹+非

Etymology

grass

Meanings2 pronunciations

fēi

luxuriant (plant growth)

rich with fragrance

phenanthrene C14H10

abbr. for the Philippines

fěi

poor

humble

unworthy

radish (old)

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Words with 菲 78 total

humble · meager · thin · to despise菲薄fěi bó very fragrant · luxurious · beautiful菲菲fēi fēi (dialect) film (loanword) · roll of film菲林fēi lín (humble) the poor food I offer you; my inadequate hospitality菲酌fěi zhuó considerable (cost etc) · bountiful (crop etc) · high (social status etc)不菲bù fěi China-Philippines中菲Zhōng Fēi Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress王菲Wáng Fēi Santa Fe圣菲Shèng fēi parfait (loanword)芭菲bā fēi Filipino maid菲佣Fēi yōng fillet (loanword)菲力fēi lì Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson, 1975-), US pop singer菲姬Fěi jī (loanword) feta (cheese)菲达fēi dá Safi (Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast)萨菲Sà fēi (name) Sophie · Sufi (Islamic mystic)苏菲Sū fēi (loanword) Tamiflu达菲Dá fēi Garfield (the comic-strip cat) · (coll.) flat-faced Persian-type cat (esp. an exotic shorthair)加菲猫Jiā fēi māo (Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011卡扎菲Kǎ zhā fēi dogfish (loanword)多菲什duō fēi shí Memphis (Egypt or Tennessee)孟菲斯Mèng fēi sī raffia (loanword)拉菲草lā fēi cǎo Sofia (capital of Bulgaria)索菲亚Suǒ fēi yà Fiat菲亚特Fēi yà tè (name) Philip菲利普Fēi lì pǔ

Idioms with 菲 8 total Chain

to be unduly humble (idiom) · to undervalue oneself妄自菲薄wàng zì fěi bó

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