懂中文 Dong Chinese

斐

fěi

graceful

Phonosemantic compound. 文 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Components
文 meaning component

文  Meaning component

wén

  

writing

非 sound component

非  Sound component

fēi

  

not

Evolution

斐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
斐 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

斐  

fěi

graceful, elegant, beautiful; phonetic fei or fi; elegant; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

斐  

Fěi

surname Fei

Most common words with 斐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

斐

elegant

斐济

Fiji (tropical volcanic island in southwest Pacific)

拉斐尔

Raphael

斐然

brilliant

拉斐特

Lafayette