fèng
凤
phoenix; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
phoenix (mythical bird)
literaryOften paired with 龙 to represent auspiciousness and nobility in traditional Chinese culture.
Bǎi百
niǎo鸟
cháo朝
fèng凤
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
jí吉
xiáng祥
tú图
àn案
zhī之
yī一
。
Hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix is one of China's traditional auspicious patterns.
Lóng龙
fèng凤
chéng呈
xiáng祥
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
xìng幸
fú福
měi美
mǎn满
。
Dragon and phoenix bringing auspiciousness symbolizes happiness and fulfillment.
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Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
yǐ以
lóng龙
zì自
bǐ比
，
huáng皇
hòu后
zé则
yǐ以
fèng凤
zì自
yù喻
。
In ancient China, emperors compared themselves to dragons, while empresses compared themselves to phoenixes.
Luán鸾
fèng凤
hé和
míng鸣
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
hūn婚
lǐ礼
cháng常
yòng用
de的
jí吉
xiáng祥
zhù祝
fú福
yǔ语
。
Pair of phoenixes singing in harmony is a common auspicious blessing used in traditional weddings.
Zhè这
fú幅
cì刺
xiù绣
shàng上
xiù绣
zhe着
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
de的
fèng凤
huáng凰
tú图
àn案
。
This embroidery features a vivid and lifelike phoenix pattern.
noun
Feng (surname)
neutralA relatively common Chinese surname.
Wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Fèng凤
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiào叫
tā她
Fèng凤
lǎo老
shī师
。
My teacher's surname is Feng, everyone calls her Teacher Feng.
Fèng凤
xìng姓
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
bù部
luò落
tú图
téng腾
。
The Feng surname originated from ancient Chinese tribal totems.