(fēi)

HSK 13 strokesTrad.

to fly

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
fēi
Meaning
to fly
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻??

A bird flapping its wings

A drawing of the thing it names.

Traditional form : Two birds 飞 flying

How to write step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 7-9

to disappear without trace

Open 不翼而飞 page →
tíngfēi

(of an aircraft) to be grounded

Open 停飞 page →
dānfēi

to fly solo; (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo; (of an employee) to leav…

Open 单飞 page →
zhífēi

(of an airline) to run a flight

Open 执飞 page →

running as fast as flying

Open 健步如飞 page →

the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)

Open 劳燕分飞 page →

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

Open 太空飞船 page →

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