飞 (fēi) means to fly. Simplified form has 3 strokes under radical 飞.
Dynamic and hopeful (e.g., 宇飞, 鹏飞, 逸飞). Note that 张飞 or 岳飞 carry famous historical echoes, while modern literary pairings like 逸飞 feel agile and refined.
Simplified 飞 is only 3 strokes and looks skeletal alone; traditional 飛 has dramatic winged symmetry, or pair as 飞翔 (soaring).
Origin & Visual Logic: Traditional 飛 depicts outstretched wings soaring upward into open air.
| Traditional / Simplified | Pinyin | CC-CEDICT Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| 飛 / 飞 | fēi | to fly |
Lexical entries derived from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Make Me a Hanzi (APL / LGPL-3.0).
| Chinese Word | Pinyin | English Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 飞翔 | fēixiáng | to soar in flight | |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | to take off; launch | |
| 高飞 | gāofēi | to fly high |
"飞" has 3 strokes in Simplified Chinese (Traditional form: 飛). Its primary dictionary radical is 飞, and you can animate or practice writing every stroke in order using the interactive grid on this page.
Rating: Good with Pairing (Masculine-leaning). Dynamic and hopeful (e.g., 宇飞, 鹏飞, 逸飞). Note that 张飞 or 岳飞 carry famous historical echoes, while modern literary pairings like 逸飞 feel agile and refined.
Tattoo rating: Better in a Phrase. Simplified 飞 is only 3 strokes and looks skeletal alone; traditional 飛 has dramatic winged symmetry, or pair as 飞翔 (soaring).
