(fēng): bee

(fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “bee.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1890 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, insect. Its radical form (insect) appears in many related characters such as (dàn, egg), (suī, although), (chóng, insect).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. bee

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticinsect

Decomposition: ⿰虫夆 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounmì fēngbee6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
fēng mìhoney
huáng fēngwasp
fēng niǎohummingbird
fēng wōhoneycomb
fēng cháohoneycomb
fēng yōng ér zhìto arrive in huge numbers
fēng fánghoneycomb
fēng yōngto swarm
xióng fēngdrone (bee)
gōng fēngworker bee
fēng qúnbee colony
fēng míng qìbuzzer
yī wō fēnglike a swarm of bees
fēng xiāngbeehive
mǎ fēnghornet
59
Total compounds
51
As first character
27
As last character
22
As middle character

appears in 59 compound words: 51 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.73025,703 co-occurrences
0.6214,296 co-occurrences
niǎo
0.5969,240 co-occurrences
cháo
0.5826,564 co-occurrences
hóu
0.4711,368 co-occurrences
huáng
0.4616,330 co-occurrences
0.460468 co-occurrences
0.4454,650 co-occurrences
0.4012,190 co-occurrences
0.395120 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

fēngyǒng'érzhìHSK 6+

to flock; to swarm

phrase
tǒng mǎfēngwōHSK 7+

to stir up a hornets' nest

verb
zhāo fēng yǐn diéHSK 6+

lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom); fig. to flirt

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

采集花蜜酿造蜜,对人类很有益。

Mìfēng cǎijí huāmì niàngzào fēngmì, duì rénlèi hěn yǒuyì.

Bees collect nectar to make honey, which is very beneficial to humans.

WorldjournalFeb 2026

NBA/打破新秀三分球纪录 黄克努佩尔:以为7场就能破

N B A dǎ pò xīn xiù sān fēn qiú jì lù huáng fēng kè nǔ pèi ěr : yǐ wéi 7 chǎng jiù néng pò

NBA/Breaking rookie three-point shooting record Hornets Knupel: I thought I could break it in 7 games

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

盐水炮下周一登场 黄伟哲吁看炮还要看灯会逛...

yán shuǐ fēng pào xià zhōu yī dēng chǎng huáng wěi zhé xū kàn fēng pào hái yāo kàn dēng huì guàng . . .

The saltwater bee cannon will debut next Monday, and Huang Weizhe calls for watching the bee cannon and watching the lantern festival...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

2025年每股纯益达10.39元 拟每股...

bǔ fēng 2 0 2 5 nián měi gǔ chún yì dá 1 0 . 3 9 yuán nǐ měi gǔ . . .

Bufeng's net profit per share in 2025 will reach 10.39 yuan per share...

NewsFeb 2026

2026盐水炮:施放流程、遶境路线、防护装备、交通全...

yán shuǐ fēng pào shī fàng liú chéng 遶 jìng lù xiàn fáng hù zhuāng bèi jiāo tōng quán . . .

2026 Saltwater Bee Cannon: Casting process, route, protective equipment, transportation...

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

在葡萄牙防治栗瘿

zài pú táo yá fáng zhì 栗 瘿 fēng

Control of the chestnut gall wasp in Portugal

Tatoeba

我们被一大群蜜攻击。

Wǒmen bèi yī dà qún mìfēng gōngjī.

We were attacked by swarms of bees.

Tatoeba

一窝黄袭击了孩子们。

Yī wō huángfēng xíjī le háizimen.

A swarm of hornets attacked the children.

Tatoeba

加入蜜,柠檬汁,切碎的杏仁和切碎的苹果。

Jiārù fēngmì, níngméngzhī, qiēsuì de xìngrén hé qiēsuì de píngguǒ.

Add the honey, lemon juice, chopped almonds and the chopped apples.

Tatoeba

在花丛中飞行。

Mìfēng zài huācóng zhōng fēixíng.

Bees are flying among the flowers.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced fēng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蜂 (fēng) mean in Chinese?
蜂 (fēng) primarily means "bee." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1890 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 蜂 have?
蜂 is written with 13 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 蜂?
The radical associated with 蜂 is 虫 (insect). This radical appears in many characters related to insect.
What are the components of 蜂?
蜂 is composed of: 虫 (semantic), 夆 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰虫夆 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 蜂?
Common words with 蜂 include: 蜜蜂 (mì fēng, "bee"); 蜂蜜 (fēng mì, "honey"); 黄蜂 (huáng fēng, "wasp"); 蜂鸟 (fēng niǎo, "hummingbird"); 蜂窝 (fēng wō, "honeycomb"). There are over 59 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 蜂 (fēng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation fēng: 峰 ((of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit), 锋 (sharp, vanguard), 逢 (to meet by chance), 丰 (luxuriant), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 蜂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 蜂 and the traditional form is 䗬.

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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.