(fēng): turnip

(fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “turnip.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (grass). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: grass12 strokesFrequency #9999

Definitions

  1. turnip

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

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

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字由12笔画组成,结构很巧妙。

fēng zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "葑" consists of 12 strokes and has a very ingenious structure.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 葑 (fēng) mean in Chinese?
葑 (fēng) primarily means "turnip." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 葑 have?
葑 is written with 12 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 葑?
The radical associated with 葑 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
Is 葑 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 葑 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.