凤
fèng HSK7

male phoenix

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Simplified form of 鳳. Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound. Originally a pictograph of a mythical Chinese bird, similar to a phoenix. Later the phonetic component 凡 was added.

Components

又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the 鳥 component in the traditional character 鳳.

凡
凡 Sound component
fán all

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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