菲

菲	U+83F2, 菲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-83F2

← 菱
[U+83F1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

菳 →
[U+83F3]

Translingual

Han character

菲 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿中一卜 (TLMY), four-corner 4411₁, composition ⿱艹非)

Derived characters

蕜

References

KangXi: page 1039, character 22

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31220

Dae Jaweon: page 1498, character 4

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3232, character 8

Unihan data for U+83F2

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
啡	*pʰɯːlʔ
排	*brɯːl
俳	*brɯːl
輫	brɯːl, buːl
悲	*prɯl
棑	breː, brɯːls
輩	*puːls
裴	buːl, bɯl
徘	*buːl
琲	*buːlʔ
痱	buːlʔ, pɯds, bɯl, bɯls
非	*pɯl
扉	*pɯl
緋	*pɯl
猆	*pɯl
斐	pɯl, pʰɯlʔ
馡	*pɯl
騑	pɯl, pʰɯl
誹	pɯl, pɯlʔ, *pɯls
餥	pɯl, pɯlʔ
匪	*pɯlʔ
棐	*pɯlʔ
蜚	pɯlʔ, bɯls
篚	*pɯlʔ
榧	*pɯlʔ
鯡	*pɯls
霏	*pʰɯl
菲	pʰɯl, pʰɯlʔ, *bɯls
婔	*pʰɯl
裶	*pʰɯl
悱	*pʰɯlʔ
奜	*pʰɯlʔ
腓	bɯl, bɯls
陫	*bɯlʔ
屝	*bɯls
厞	*bɯls
翡	*bɯls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *pʰɯl, *pʰɯlʔ, *bɯls) : semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl).

Etymology 1

trad.		菲
simp. ^#		菲
alternative forms		𦻥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēi (fei¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): fei¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): fi²
Min Nan (POJ): hui

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹
  - Yale: fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fi⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hui
  - Tâi-lô: hui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /pʰʉi/

Rime
Character	菲
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	芳非切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuj/
Li Rong	/pʰiuəi/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰwe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fei¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	菲
Reading #	1/3
No.	3096
Phonetic component	非
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	霏
Old Chinese	/*pʰɯl/

Definitions

菲

fragrant; luxuriant
lush

Compounds

程菲跳
芬菲

芳菲 (fāngfēi)
菲菲

菲薇
芳菲節／芳菲节

Etymology 2

trad.		菲
simp. ^#		菲
alternative forms		𦻥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěi (fei³)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fěi
  - Wade–Giles: fei³
  - Yale: fěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feei
  - Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei²
  - Yale: féi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /pʰʉi^X/

Rime
Character	菲
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	敷尾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷɨi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuəi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuj^X/
Li Rong	/pʰiuəi^X/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwəi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰwe̯i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fei²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰɯlʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	菲
Reading #	2/3
No.	3101
Phonetic component	非
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	斐
Old Chinese	/*pʰɯlʔ/

Definitions

菲

Orychophragmus violaceus
(literary)poor; humble; unworthy
(literary) meager; scant

Compounds

妄自菲薄 (wàngzìfěibó)
菲人事
菲敬
菲材
菲菲
菲薄 (fěibó)
菲酌

菲食薄衣
葑菲
躬自菲薄
葑菲之采
卑宮菲食／卑宫菲食
惡衣菲食／恶衣菲食
菲儀／菲仪

菲才寡學／菲才寡学
菲禮／菲礼
菲藝／菲艺
菲衣惡食／菲衣恶食
菲食卑宮／菲食卑宫
貝錦萋菲／贝锦萋菲

Etymology 3

trad.		菲
simp. ^#		菲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Fēi (Fei¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹
Min Nan (POJ): Hui

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹
  - Yale: fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hui
  - Tâi-lô: Hui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui⁴⁴/

Definitions

菲

Short for 菲律賓／菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn, “the Philippines”).

Compounds

菲航 (Fēiháng)
菲傭／菲佣 (Fēiyōng)
菲國／菲国 (Fēiguó)

菲幣／菲币 (Fēibì)
菲律濱／菲律滨 (Fēilǜbīn)
菲律賓／菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn)

菲律賓話／菲律宾话 (Fēilǜbīnhuà)
菲律賓語／菲律宾语 (Fēilǜbīnyǔ)
菲語／菲语 (Fēiyǔ)

Etymology 4

trad.		菲
simp. ^#		菲

Borrowed from English phenanthrene.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēi (fei¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹
  - Yale: fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

菲

(organic chemistry) phenanthrene

Compounds

菲啶 (fēidìng)

Etymology 5

trad.		菲
simp. ^#		菲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēi (fei¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹
  - Yale: fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

菲

Used in transcription.

Compounds

菲列牛排
菲林 (fēilín)

雪菲耳
加菲貓／加菲猫

菲洛普環／菲洛普环

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲 – see 屝 (“straw shoes; straw sandals; straw shoes; etc.”). (This character, 菲, is a variant form of 屝.)

References

“菲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03512

Japanese

Kanji

菲

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: ひ (hi)
Kan-on: ひ (hi)
Kun: うすい (usui, 菲い)

Korean

Hanja

菲 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

菲: Hán Nôm readings: phi

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