飛

See also: 飞

飛 U+98DB, 飛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-98DB ← 飚 [U+98DA] CJK Unified Ideographs 飜 → [U+98DC]

⾶ U+2FB6, ⾶ KANGXI RADICAL FLY ← ⾵ [U+2FB5] Kangxi Radicals ⾷ → [U+2FB7]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Han character

飛 (Kangxi radical 183, 飛+0, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓人竹廿人 (NOHTO), four-corner 1241₃, composition ⿻𠃧⿰⿱丿丿丨)

1. Kangxi radical #183, ⾶.

Derived characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/飛
• 𠋉, 𫫁, 𪮕, 𨕗, 榌, 䙍, 𦂹, 𬠞, 𢑮, 𫍄, 𫗿, 騛, 𩹉, 𫜛, 𦴧, 𪚢, 𢝵, 𢞵, 𫛊

Related characters

• 飞 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1415, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44000
• Dae Jaweon: page 1938, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4513, character 1
• Unihan data for U+98DB

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Chinese

trad.		飛
simp.		飞
alternative forms		𮨶

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 飛
Shang	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
飛	*pɯl
騛	*pɯl

Pictogram (象形) : looks like a bird flying upwards.

In modern form, resembles a tasseled 升 (shēng).

Etymology

• Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bjar ~ *p(i/u)r (“to fly”) > Tibetan འཕུར ('phur),
• Proto-Mon-Khmer *par (“to fly”) > Old Mon ပဝ် (pɔ); Proto-Vietic *pər (“to fly”) (> Vietnamese bay).

Cognate with 翂 (OC *pɯn, “appearance of birds flying slowly”) and 奮 (OC *pɯns, “spread wings and fly”).

“fare”

From English fare.

“femto-”

Borrowed from English femto-.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): fēi (fei¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fei¹

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фи (fi, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fei¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fei¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): fi¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pî / fî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): bi¹ / fi¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): fei¹
• Northern Min (KCR): ṳě / hí
• Eastern Min (BUC): buŏi / hĭ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pe / per / poe / hui / hoe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): buê¹ / hui¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹fi
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fei
    • Wade–Giles: fei¹
    • Yale: fēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fei
    • Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: fei¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fei
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фи (fi, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fi²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fei¹
    • Yale: fēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: féi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: fi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɨi⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî / fî
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi^ˊ / fi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹ / fi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pi²⁴/, /fi²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: bi¹ / fi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pi⁴⁴/, /fi⁴⁴/

Note:

• pî/bi1 - vernacular;
• fî/fi1 - literary.

• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: fei¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /fei¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳě / hí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yɛ²¹/, /xi⁵⁴/

Note:

• ṳě - colloquial;
• hí - literary.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: buŏi / hĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pui⁵⁵/, /hi⁵⁵/

Note:

• buŏi - colloquial;
• hĭ - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe
    • Tâi-lô: pe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pef
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /pe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Philippines): /pe³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: per
    • Tâi-lô: per
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /pə³³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /pə⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe
    • Tâi-lô: pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /pue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hui
    • Tâi-lô: hui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: huy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hui³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hui⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe
    • Tâi-lô: hue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoef
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴/

Note:

• pe/per/poe - vernacular;
• hui - literary;
• hoe - only used in 飛行機／飞行机.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: buê¹ / hui¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pue / hui
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pue³³/, /hui³³/

Note:

• buê1 - colloquial;
• hui1 - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹fi
    • MiniDict: fi^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹fi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fi⁵³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: fei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸe̞i̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: pj+j

Rime
Character	飛
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	甫微切
Baxter	pj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/piuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puj/
Li Rong	/piuəi/
Wang Li	/pĭwəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/pwe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fei1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.pə[r]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*pɯl/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	飛
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fēi
Middle Chinese	‹ pjɨj ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.pə[r]/ (dialect: *-r > *-j)
English	fly (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	飛
Reading #	1/1
No.	3115
Phonetic component	飛
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	猆
Old Chinese	/*pɯl/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 飛

1. (of insects, birds, etc.) to fly

   • 鳥，吾知其能飛；魚，吾知其能游；獸，吾知其能走。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     鸟，吾知其能飞；鱼，吾知其能游；兽，吾知其能走。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Niǎo, wú zhī qí néng fēi; yú, wú zhī qí néng yóu; shòu, wú zhī qí néng zǒu. [Pinyin]

     Birds—I know they can fly; fish—I know they can swim; beasts—I know they can run.

2. (of aircrafts) to fly

   我明天飛臺北。／我明天飞台北。  ―  Wǒ míngtiān fēi táiběi.  ―  I will fly to Taipei tomorrow.

3. to float in the sky; to hover

   漫天飛雪／漫天飞雪  ―  màntiān fēi xuě  ―  it's snowing all over

   六月飛霜／六月飞霜  ―  liùyuè fēi shuāng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 秋風起兮白雲飛，草木黃落兮雁南歸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秋风起兮白云飞，草木黄落兮雁南归。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 2nd century BCE, Liu Che, 秋風辭

     Qiūfēng qǐ xī báiyún fēi, cǎomù huángluò xī yàn nán guī. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 飛在風中的小雨　夜夜在我的窗前　怨這條愛情路 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     飞在风中的小雨　夜夜在我的窗前　怨这条爱情路 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1998, 伍佰, 飛在風中的小雨

     poe tī hong tiong ê sió-hō͘, iā-iā tī góa ê thang chêng, oàn chit tiâu ài-chêng lō͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. to volatilize
5. fast; rapid; swiftly

   飛奔／飞奔  ―  fēibēn  ―  to dash

   飛漲／飞涨  ―  fēizhàng  ―  to soar

6. very; extremely
7. groundless; unfounded

   流言飛語／流言飞语  ―  liúyánfēiyǔ  ―  rumor and slander; gossip

8. unexpected; accidental

   飛禍／飞祸  ―  fēihuò  ―  unexpected disaster

9. (Cantonese) to remove
10. (Cantonese) to skip; to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation

    考嗰陣，見到有題目唔識做就飛咗佢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    考嗰阵，见到有题目唔识做就飞咗佢。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    haau² go² zan⁶, gin³ dou^3-2 jau⁵ tai⁴ muk⁶ m⁴ sik¹ zou⁶ zau⁶ fei¹ zo² keoi⁵. [Jyutping]

    In the exam, when you see questions that you don't know, skip them.

11. (Cantonese) ticket; fare (Classifier: 張／张 c)

    你買咗飛未？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你买咗飞未？ [Cantonese, simp.]

    nei⁵ maai⁵ zo² fei¹ mei⁶? [Jyutping]

    Have you bought a ticket?

    • 2012 September 8, “金山客 CH04 甜酸骨與洗衣店” (6m36s from the start), in 華人移民史‎^[1], RTHK:

      「你冇飛嚟，你冇衫囉。」 [Taishanese, trad.]
      「你冇飞嚟，你冇衫啰。」 [Taishanese, simp.]

      [translit?] [Wiktionary]

      You can't get your clothes without your ticket.

12. femto- (SI unit prefix)
13. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fizzle out; to fail; to fall through

Compounds

Synonyms

• (remove): 除 (chú), 去除 (qùchú), 移除 (yíchú)
• (skip): 跳 (tiào), 略過／略过 (lüèguò)
• (ticket): 券 (quàn), 票 (piào); (Min Nan) 單／单 (dān)

See also

SI prefix
Last		Next
皮 (pí)	飛	阿

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (飛):

• → Japanese: 飛(ひ) (hi)
• → Korean: 비(飛) (bi)
• → Vietnamese: phi (飛)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

飛

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. to fly
2. rook (as used in Shogi, or Japanese chess)

Readings

• Go-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)
• Kun: とぶ (tobu, 飛ぶ, Jōyō)、とばす (tobasu, 飛ばす, Jōyō)
• Nanori: あす (asu)、とび (tobi)、たか (taka)

Noun

飛(ひ) • (hi) 

1. Abbreviation of 飛車 (hisha).

Compounds

Derived terms

• 飛(ひ)行(こう) (hikō): aviation
• 飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) (hikōki): airplane, aircraft
• 飛(ひ)行(こう)場(じょう) (hikōjō): airfield, airport
• 飛(ひ)来(らい) (hirai): come flying
• 飛(ひ)鳥(ちょう) (hichō): flying bird
• 雄(ゆう)飛(ひ) (yūhi): launching out
• 飛(ひ)球(きゅう) (hikyū): fly ball
• 犠(ぎ)飛(ひ) (gihi): sacrifice fly
• 飛(ひ)躍(やく) (hiyaku): leaping, activity
• 突(とっ)飛(ぴ) (toppi): erratic, offbeat
• 飛(と)び上(あ)がる (tobiagaru): spring, jump up
• 飛(と)び込(こ)む (tobikomu): jump in
• 飛(と)び切(き)り (tobikiri): extraordinary, superior
• 飛(と)び魚(うお) (tobiuo): flying fish
• 飛(と)び子(こ) (tobiko): flying fish roe
• 飛(と)び移(うつ)る (tobiutsuru): jump from one thing to another
• 鳩(はと)を飛(と)ばす (hato o tobasu): fly a pigeon
• 檄(げき)を飛(と)ばす (geki o tobasu): issue a manifesto
• 叱(しか)り飛(と)ばす (shikaritobasu): rebuke strongly

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Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 飛 (MC pj+j). Recorded as Middle Korean 비 (pi) (Yale: pi) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Wikisource

飛 (eumhun 날 비 (nal bi))

1. hanja form^? of 비 (“to fly”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 비상 (飛翔, bisang)
• 비약 (飛躍, biyak)
• 비화 (飛火, bihwa)
• 비룡 (飛龍, biryong)
• 웅비 (雄飛, ungbi)
• 비어 (飛魚, bieo)
• 비행 (飛行, bihaeng)
• 비행기 (飛行機, bihaenggi)
• 비행사 (飛行士, bihaengsa)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

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Vietnamese

Han character

飛: Hán Nôm readings: phi, bay

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