鳳

See also: 凤 and 鳯

鳳 U+9CF3, 鳳 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9CF3 ← 鳲 [U+9CF2] CJK Unified Ideographs 鳴 → [U+9CF4]

Translingual

Han character

鳳 (radical 196, 鳥+3, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓一日火 (HNMAF), four-corner 7721₀, composition ⿵𠘨𩾏)

References

• KangXi: page 1482, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46671
• Dae Jaweon: page 2014, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4616, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9CF3

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Chinese

trad.		鳳
simp.		凤
alternative forms		鳯 凤 风

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鳳
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Ancient script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (凡) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
嵐	*b·ruːm
葻	*b·uːm
釩	*pʰomʔ
汎	*pʰoms, *bum
凡	*bom
帆	*bom, *boms
颿	*bom, *boms
軓	*bomʔ
梵	*bloms, *bum
芃	*boːŋ, *bum
風	*plum, *plums
飌	*plum
楓	*plum
猦	*plum
偑	*plum
檒	*plum
瘋	*plum
諷	*plums
堸	*blum
渢	*blum
鳳	*bums

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *bums): phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) + 鳥 (“bird”).

In the oracle bone script, the script of 鳳 (OC *bums) was often phonetically borrowed to represent 風 (OC *plum, *plums, “wind”). Subsequent forms of the script of 風 were also derived from parts of the bronze inscription of 鳳.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fèng (feng⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): fung⁴
• Jin (Wiktionary): feng³
• Min Bei (KCR): hō̤ng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): hōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hong⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): von (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ
    • Wade–Giles: fêng4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung⁶
    • Yale: fuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /fʊŋ⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: feng³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /fə̃ŋ⁴⁵/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hō̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɔŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōng
    • Tâi-lô: hōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hoŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: von (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̻ʊŋ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /bɨuŋ^H/

Rime
Character	鳳
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	東 (2)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	馮貢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨuŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/biuŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/biuŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buwŋH/
Li Rong	/biuŋH/
Wang Li	/bĭuŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fèng

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*bums/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鳳
Reading #	1/1
No.	2935
Phonetic component	凡
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	鳳
Old Chinese	/*bums/

Definitions

鳳

1. (Chinese mythology) male fenghuang (a mythological bird)
2. A surname​.

See also

• 凰 (huáng, “female fenghuang”)

Compounds

Derived terms from 鳳

• 丹鳳／丹凤 (dānfèng)
• 丹鳳城／丹凤城
• 丹鳳眼／丹凤眼 (dānfèngyǎn)
• 乘鸞跨鳳／乘鸾跨凤
• 五鳳／五凤
• 伏龍鳳雛／伏龙凤雏
• 來鳳／来凤 (Láifèng)
• 倒鳳顛鸞／倒凤颠鸾
• 化鴟為鳳／化鸱为凤
• 占鳳／占凤
• 吳鳳鄉／吴凤乡
• 呂安題鳳／吕安题凤
• 夢吐白鳳／梦吐白凤
• 威鳳／威凤
• 威鳳一羽／威凤一羽
• 寬尾鳳蝶／宽尾凤蝶
• 彩鳳隨鴉／彩凤随鸦
• 打鳳撈龍／打凤捞龙
• 打鳳牢龍／打凤牢龙
• 拋鸞拆鳳／抛鸾拆凤
• 接輿歌鳳／接舆歌凤
• 描鸞刺鳳／描鸾刺凤
• 揚雄吐鳳／扬雄吐凤
• 攀龍託鳳／攀龙托凤
• 攀龍趨鳳／攀龙趋凤
• 攀龍附鳳／攀龙附凤 (pānlóngfùfèng)
• 朝陽鳴鳳／朝阳鸣凤
• 桐花鳳／桐花凤
• 潛蛟困鳳／潜蛟困凤
• 炙鳳烹龍／炙凤烹龙 (zhìfèngpēnglóng)
• 炮鳳烹龍／炮凤烹龙 (páofèngpēnglóng)
• 炮鳳煮龍／炮凤煮龙 (páofèngzhǔlóng)
• 炮龍烹鳳／炮龙烹凤 (páolóngpēngfèng)
• 炰鳳烹龍／炰凤烹龙 (páofèngpēnglóng)
• 烹龍炮鳳／烹龙炮凤 (pēnglóngpáofèng)
• 烹龍煮鳳／烹龙煮凤 (pēnglóngzhǔfèng)
• 玄鳳／玄凤
• 王熙鳳／王熙凤
• 百鳥朝鳳／百鸟朝凤 (bǎiniǎocháofèng)
• 眉橫丹鳳／眉横丹凤
• 碧鳳蝶／碧凤蝶
• 祥麟威鳳／祥麟威凤
• 祥麟瑞鳳／祥麟瑞凤
• 禮鳳／礼凤
• 綵鳳／彩凤
• 翔鳳／翔凤 (Xiángfèng)
• 臺灣鳳蝶／台湾凤蝶
• 舞鸞歌鳳／舞鸾歌凤
• 跨鳳乘鸞／跨凤乘鸾
• 跨鳳乘龍／跨凤乘龙
• 釵頭鳳／钗头凤
• 附鳳攀龍／附凤攀龙
• 雛鳳／雏凤
• 雞不及鳳／鸡不及凤
• 離鸞別鳳／离鸾别凤
• 非鴉非鳳／非鸦非凤
• 題鳳／题凤
• 題鳳題午／题凤题午
• 顛鸞倒鳳／颠鸾倒凤

• 飛鸞輕鳳／飞鸾轻凤
• 騰蛟起鳳／腾蛟起凤
• 高鳳流麥／高凤流麦
• 鳳仙子／凤仙子
• 鳳仙花／凤仙花 (fèngxiānhuā)
• 鳳儀／凤仪 (fèngyí)
• 鳳冠／凤冠 (fèngguān)
• 鳳冠霞帔／凤冠霞帔
• 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng)
• 鳳凰于飛／凤凰于飞
• 鳳凰來儀／凤凰来仪
• 鳳凰在笯／凤凰在笯 (fènghuáng zài nú)
• 鳳凰山／凤凰山 (Fènghuángshān)
• 鳳凰木／凤凰木 (fènghuángmù)
• 鳳凰池／凤凰池
• 鳳凰竹／凤凰竹
• 鳳凰簫／凤凰箫
• 鳳凰臺／凤凰台
• 鳳凰蛋／凤凰蛋
• 鳳占／凤占
• 鳳去樓空／凤去楼空
• 鳳去秦樓／凤去秦楼
• 鳳去臺空／凤去台空
• 鳳友／凤友
• 鳳友鸞交／凤友鸾交
• 鳳吹／凤吹
• 鳳城／凤城 (Fèngchéng)
• 鳳奩／凤奁
• 鳳姐／凤姐 (fèngjiě)
• 鳳子／凤子
• 鳳尾草／凤尾草
• 鳳尾香羅／凤尾香罗
• 鳳山／凤山 (Fèngshān)
• 鳳林／凤林 (Fènglín)
• 鳳梨／凤梨 (fènglí)
• 鳳止高梧／凤止高梧
• 鳳毛／凤毛 (fèngmáo)
• 鳳毛濟美／凤毛济美
• 鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)
• 鳳求凰／凤求凰
• 鳳池／凤池
• 鳳泊鸞飄／凤泊鸾飘
• 鳳爪／凤爪 (fèngzhǎo)
• 鳳皇于蜚／凤皇于蜚
• 鳳目／凤目
• 鳳眼／凤眼
• 鳳眼果／凤眼果
• 鳳穴／凤穴
• 鳳笙／凤笙
• 鳳簪／凤簪
• 鳳簫／凤箫
• 鳳紙／凤纸
• 鳳翹／凤翘
• 鳳舄／凤舄
• 鳳舉／凤举
• 鳳舞龍飛／凤舞龙飞
• 鳳蓋／凤盖
• 鳳藻／凤藻

• 鳳蝶／凤蝶 (fèngdié)
• 鳳詔／凤诏
• 鳳輦／凤辇
• 鳳辣子／凤辣子
• 鳳還巢／凤还巢
• 鳳邸／凤邸
• 鳳釵／凤钗
• 鳳閣／凤阁
• 鳳閣龍樓／凤阁龙楼
• 鳳闕／凤阙
• 鳳陽花鼓／凤阳花鼓
• 鳳雛／凤雏
• 鳳雛麟子／凤雏麟子
• 鳳靡鸞吪／凤靡鸾吪
• 鳳頭鞋／凤头鞋
• 鳳髓龍肝／凤髓龙肝
• 鳳鳴朝陽／凤鸣朝阳
• 鳴鳳／鸣凤 (Míngfèng)
• 鳴鳳朝陽／鸣凤朝阳
• 鴉巢生鳳／鸦巢生凤
• 鴛儔鳳侶／鸳俦凤侣
• 鸞儔鳳侶／鸾俦凤侣
• 鸞翔鳳翥／鸾翔凤翥 (luánxiáng fèngzhù)
• 鸞翔鳳集／鸾翔凤集 (luánxiáng fèngjí)
• 鸞飄鳳泊／鸾飘凤泊 (luánpiāofèngbó)
• 鸞鳳／鸾凤 (luánfèng)
• 鸞鳳之配／鸾凤之配
• 鸞鳳和鳴／鸾凤和鸣 (luánfènghèmíng)
• 鸞鳳雛／鸾凤雏
• 麟子鳳雛／麟子凤雏
• 麟肝鳳髓／麟肝凤髓
• 麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)
• 麟角鳳觜／麟角凤觜
• 麟角鳳距／麟角凤距
• 麟鳳／麟凤 (línfèng)
• 麟鳳龜龍／麟凤龟龙
• 黃鳳蝶／黄凤蝶
• 龍眉鳳目／龙眉凤目
• 龍眉鳳眼／龙眉凤眼
• 龍章鳳姿／龙章凤姿
• 龍章鳳篆／龙章凤篆
• 龍翰鳳翼／龙翰凤翼
• 龍肝鳳髓／龙肝凤髓 (lónggānfèngsuǐ)
• 龍興鳳舉／龙兴凤举
• 龍虎鳳／龙虎凤 (lónghǔfèng)
• 龍蟠鳳逸／龙蟠凤逸
• 龍躍鳳鳴／龙跃凤鸣 (lóngyuèfèngmíng)
• 龍車鳳輦／龙车凤辇
• 龍飛鳳舞／龙飞凤舞 (lóngfēifèngwǔ)
• 龍駒鳳雛／龙驹凤雏
• 龍鳳／龙凤 (lóngfèng)
• 龍鳳之姿／龙凤之姿
• 龍鳳之表／龙凤之表
• 龍鳳呈祥／龙凤呈祥 (lóngfèngchéngxiáng)
• 龍鳳帖／龙凤帖
• 龍鳳輦／龙凤辇
• 龍鳳餅／龙凤饼
• 龜龍麟鳳／龟龙麟凤

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Japanese

Kanji

鳳

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. feng (male fire-bird) or other fabled bird
2. person of excellence
3. imperial
4. expression of respect

Readings

• Go-on: ぶ (bu); ぶう (bū); ふう (fū)
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)^{←ほう (fou, historical)}
• Kun: おおとり (ōtori, 鳳)^{←おほとり (ofotori, historical)}
• Nanori: あげは (ageha); たか (taka)

Compounds

Compounds

• 鳳(ほう)凰(おう) (hōō, “phoenix”)
• 鳳(ほう)駕(が) (hōga)
• 鳳(ほう)閣(かく) (hōkaku)
• 鳳(ほう)眼(がん) (hōgan)
• 鳳(ほう)管(かん) (hōkan)
• 鳳(ほう)鏡(きょう) (hōkyō)
• 鳳(ほう)闕(けつ) (hōketsu)
• 鳳(ホウ)五(ゴ)郎(ロウ) (hōgorō)
• 鳳(ほう)字(じ) (hōji)
• 鳳(ほう)児(じ) (hōji)
• 鳳(ホウ)雀(ジャ)蛾(ク) (hōjaku)
• 鳳(ほう)城(じょう) (hōjō)
• 鳳(ほう)詔(しょう) (hōshō)
• 鳳(ほう)雛(すう) (hōsū, “phoenix chick”)
• 鳳(ほう)声(せい) (hōsei, “phoenix's call or cry; honorific epithet for someone's announcement or declaration”)
• 鳳(ホウ)仙(セン)花(カ) (hōsenka): Impatiens balsamina: garden balsam, touch-me-not
• 鳳(ほう)池(ち) (hōchi)
• 鳳(ほう)鳥(ちょう) (hōchō)
• 鳳(ほう)尾(び) (hōbi)
• 鳳(ほう)輿(よ) (hōyo)
• 鳳(ほう)来(らい) (Hōrai)
• 鳳(ほう)梨(り) (hōri, “pineapple”)
• 鳳(ほう)暦(れき) (hōreki)
• 鳳(ほう)輦(れん) (hōren): a kind of fancy sedan chair
• 鳳(ホウ)蓮(レン)草(ソウ) (hōrensō)
• 鳳(ほう)楼(ろう) (hōrō)
• 夔(きほ)鳳(う)鏡(きょう) (kihoukyō)
• 夔(きほ)鳳(う)文(もん) (Kihoumon)
• 瑞(ずい)鳳(ほう) (Zuihō)
• 白(はく)鳳(ほう) (hakuhō)
• 金(キン)鳳(ポウ)花(ゲ) (kinpōge)
• 附(ふ)鳳(ほう) (fuhō)
• 鸞(らん)鳳(ほう) (ranhō), 鸞(らん)鳳(ぽう) (ranpō)
• 竜(りゅう)鳳(ほう) (ryūhō), 竜(りょう)鳳(ほう) (ryōhō)
• 鳳(アゲハ)蝶(チョウ) (agehachō)
• 鳳梨(パイナップル) (painappuru)
• 白(パイ)鳳(フォン) (paifon)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鳳
ほう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 鳳 (MC bɨuŋ^H).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) ほ​ー [hóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ː]

Noun

鳳(ほう) • (hō) 

1. (Chinese mythology) feng: a fabled male fire-bird, thought to be a manifestation of a saint

   Antonym: 凰 (ō, kō)

Derived terms

• 鳳(ほう)笙(しょう) (hōshō)

Proper noun

鳳(ほう) • (Hō) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鳳
おおとり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) おおとり [òótórí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞ɾʲi]

Noun

鳳(おおとり) • (ōtori) ^{←おほとり (ofotori)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 大鳥 (ōtori): any large bird (crane, stork, swan, etc.); a fabled, legendary, or mythological bird (fenghuang, peng, phoenix, roc, etc.)

Proper noun

鳳(おおとり) • (Ōtori) ^{←おほとり (ofotori)?}

1. a place name
2. a surname

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Korean

Hanja

鳳 • (bong) (hangeul 봉, revised bong, McCune–Reischauer pong, Yale pong)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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Vietnamese

Han character

鳳: Hán Nôm readings: phượng, phụng

1. phoenix
2. Mohur tree