⾶

fly

fēi (fei1)

Radical no. 183 · 9 strokes (第 183 部首 · 9 画 dì 183 bùshǒu · 9 huà)

Radical ⾶ (fēi) — meaning: fly, 9 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The fly radical is a pictograph depicting a bird's wings and body in flight. In oracle-bone script, it was drawn as a bird with outstretched wings.

Mnemonic: Picture the glyph as a bird with two wings spread wide, ready to soar into the sky.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 飞fēi

    to fly

    HSK 1

    3 strokes

  • 䬠fēi

    old variant of 霏[fei1]

    17 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.