葑 (fēng): turnip

葑 (fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “turnip.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 封 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 葑 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 艹 grass12 strokesFrequency #9999艹 semantic封 phonetic

Definitions

  1. turnip

Etymology & Origin

葑

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹封 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:艹semantic封phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

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葑 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

葑字由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

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (plant) component

英yīng落luò苦kǔ药yào莱lái苏sū范fàn藏zàng草cǎo艺yì

Related Characters

蒸zhēng草cǎo花huā茶chá菜cài药yào苦kǔ落luò蓝lán节jié

Homophones — Characters pronounced fēng

冯féng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 葑 (fēng) mean in Chinese?
葑 (fēng) primarily means "turnip." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. 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.
What are the components of 葑?
葑 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 封 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹封 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What characters sound the same as 葑 (fēng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation fēng: 冯 (to gallop). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
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.