霏 (fēi): fall of snow

霏 (fēi) is a Chinese character meaning “fall of snow.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 雨 (semantic) and 非 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 霏 rain. Its radical form 雨 (rain) appears in many related characters such as 雨 (yǔ, rain), 雪 (xuě, snow), 雷 (léi, thunder).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. fall of snow

Etymology & Origin

霏

pictophoneticrain

Decomposition: ⿱雨非 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
噶霏gá fēicoffee (loanword) (old)
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

霏 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

今年,张雨霏第四次参加亚运会,回望这次亚运之旅,她坦言“情绪上有些大起大落”。

jīn nián , zhāng yǔ fēi dì sì cì cān jiā yà yùn huì , huí wàng zhè cì yà yùn zhī lǚ , tā tǎn yán qíng xù shàng yǒu xiē dà qǐ dà luò .

This year marks Zhang Yufei’s fourth appearance at the Asian Games. Looking back on her experience at the Games, she admitted, “Emotionally, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster.”

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

至此,张展硕本届亚运会已夺6金,追平张雨霏保持的单届亚运个人金牌纪录。

zhì cǐ , zhāng zhǎn shuò běn jiè yà yùn huì yǐ duó 6 jīn , zhuī píng zhāng yǔ fēi bǎo chí de dān jiè yà yùn gè rén jīn pái jì lù .

With this victory, Zhang Zhanshuo has now won six gold medals at this year’s Asian Games, tying the record for the most individual gold medals in a single Asian Games held by Zhang Yufei.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中国队选手、亚洲纪录保持者张雨霏以56秒44获得亚军。

zhōng guó duì xuǎn shǒu , yà zhōu jì lù bǎo chí zhě zhāng yǔ fēi yǐ 5 6 miǎo 4 4 huò dé yà jūn .

Zhang Yufei, a member of the Chinese national team and the Asian record holder, finished second with a time of 56.44 seconds.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

由徐嘉余、董志豪、张雨霏、余依婷组成的中国队成功卫冕男女4×100米混合泳接力冠军。

yóu xú jiā yú , dǒng zhì háo , zhāng yǔ fēi , yú yī tíng zǔ chéng de zhōng guó duì chéng gōng wèi miǎn nán nǚ 4 1 0 0 mǐ hùn hé yǒng jiē lì guàn jūn .

The Chinese team, consisting of Xu Jiayu, Dong Zhihao, Zhang Yufei, and Yu Yiting, successfully defended their titles in the men’s and women’s 4×100-meter medley relays.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中场休息间隙,望着场地上还在坚持练习的特奥运动员陈霏凡,刘渊毅神情认真地说。

zhōng chǎng xiū xī jiān xì , wàng zhe chǎng dì shàng hái zài jiān chí liàn xí de tè ào yùn dòng yuán chén fēi fán , liú yuān yì shén qíng rèn zhēn dì shuō .

During halftime, as he watched Special Olympics athlete Chen Feifan continuing to practice on the field, Liu Yuanyi said with a serious expression.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 雨 (rain) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced fēi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 霏 (fēi) mean in Chinese?
霏 (fēi) primarily means "fall of snow." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 霏 and 起?
霏 (fēi) and 起 (qǐ) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 霏 (fall) vs 起 (rise).
How many strokes does 霏 have?
霏 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 霏?
The radical associated with 霏 is 雨 (rain). This radical appears in many characters related to rain.
What are the components of 霏?
霏 is composed of: 雨 (semantic), 非 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱雨非 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 霏?
Common words with 霏 include: 噶霏 (gá fēi, "coffee (loanword) (old)"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 霏 (fēi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation fēi: 菲 (luxuriant (plant growth)), 啡 ((used in loanwords for its phonetic value)), 绯 (dark red). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 霏 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 霏 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.