飞/飛 fēi — to fly; to flit, to dart; swiftly, at speed

拼音

• fēi (first tone, high and level)

to fly; to flit, to dart; swiftly, at speed

字形拆解

• 飞shape partOne wing and its feathers. The traditional 飛 draws the whole bird — neck and head thrown forward, both wings beating — and simplification kept a third of it.

Mnemonic

Three strokes, and they are one wing of the traditional 飛 with its feathers: the bird has flown and left a single pinion behind. Note that it is a radical in its own right and heads almost nothing else — the section exists for this one word. 飞机 an aeroplane, 坐飞机 to fly somewhere, 飞行员 a pilot.

A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.

含“飞”的词

• 飞机/飛機fēijī (first tone, high and level)在空中飞行的交通工具
• 起飞/起飛qǐfēi (third tone, dipping)飞机离开地面开始飞