Read Edit View history Discussion 費 fèibì HSK3 expenses Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 弗 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas fèi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 费 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 費 Simp strokes 費 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint In ancient China shells were used as currency. 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