风 (fēng): wind, news, style
风 (fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “wind.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 几 (structural) and 乂 (structural). It ranks #348 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- wind
- news
- style
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 风
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 风格noun | fēng gé | style | 5 |
| 风险noun | fēng xiǎn | risk | 5 |
| 风景noun | fēng jǐng | scenery | 4 |
| 麦克风noun | mài kè fēng | (loanword) microphone | 6 |
| 风光noun | fēng guāng | scene | 6 |
| 通风verb | tōng fēng | airy | 6 |
| 一路顺风interjection | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) | 5 |
| 台风noun | tái fēng | stage presence, poise | 6 |
| 一帆风顺phrase | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) | 6 |
| 风俗noun | fēng sú | social custom | 5 |
| 风雨noun | fēng yǔ | wind and rain | 6 |
| 风力noun | fēng lì | wind force | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风暴noun | fēng bào | storm |
| 风趣adjective | fēng qù | charm |
| 飓风 | jù fēng | hurricane |
| 作风noun | zuò fēng | style |
| 龙卷风noun | lóng juǎn fēng | tornado |
| 中风 | zhòng fēng | to suffer a paralyzing stroke |
| 暴风雨noun | bào fēng yǔ | rainstorm |
| 风声noun | fēng shēng | sound of the wind |
| 兜风verb | dōu fēng | to catch the wind |
| 风尚noun | fēng shàng | current custom |
| 风流adjective | fēng liú | distinguished and accomplished |
| 风头noun | fēng tóu | wind direction |
| 风度 | fēng dù | elegance (for men) |
| 风云noun | fēng yún | weather |
| 暴风noun | bào fēng | windstorm |
风 appears in 111 compound words: 47 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 8 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 风 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (103)
weather-beaten; having had one's fill of hardships; having experienced the hardship of life
to fearlessly and steadfastly pursue a goal without regard to setbacks
weather-beaten; having had one's fill of hardships; having experienced the hardship of life
Showing 12 of 103 idioms containing 风.
Example Sentences
风字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
fēng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character for "wind" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
每天喝咖啡和茶 失智风险最高降三成
měi tiān hē kā fēi hé chá shī zhì fēng xiǎn zuì gāo jiàng sān chéng
Drinking coffee and tea every day reduces the risk of dementia by up to 30%
组图:太阳风暴来袭时 出现令人惊叹的极光
zǔ tú : tài yáng fēng bào lái xí shí chū xiàn lìng rén jīng tàn de jí guāng
Picture: Stunning aurora appears when a solar storm hits
山东济南网红巨型空飘鳌鱼被大风吹走,现场工作人员尝..
shān dōng jì nán wǎng hóng jù xíng kōng piāo 鳌 yú bèi dà fēng chuī zǒu , xiàn chǎng gōng zuò rén yuán cháng . .
Shandong Jinan Internet celebrity giant floating turtle was blown away by strong winds, and the on-site staff tasted:
AI+玩具引领消费风潮,成都有店铺多次补货仍供不应..
A I wán jù yǐn lǐng xiāo fèi fēng cháo , chéng dōu yǒu diàn pù duō cì bǔ huò réng gōng bù yīng . .
AI+ toys lead the consumption trend, and Chengdu stores have replenished many times but are still in short supply:
(外代一线)美国加州遭遇冬季风暴袭击
( wài dài yī xiàn ) měi guó jiā zhōu zāo yù dōng jì fēng bào xí jī
California, USA, was hit by a winter storm
你喜欢什么风格的音乐？
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme fēnggé de yīnyuè?
What kind of music do you like?
是什么风把你吹来了啊？
Shì shénme fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái le ā?
What has brought you here?
你会不会教我学吹气风笛？
Nǐ huìbùhuì jiāo wǒ xué chuīqì fēngdí?
Can you teach me how to play the bagpipes?
你想要哪种风格的家具？
Nǐ xiǎngyào nǎ zhǒng fēnggé de jiājù?
What style of furniture would you like?
Character Family
风 Radical Family — Characters sharing the wind radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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