凰 (huáng): used in 鳳凰|凤凰

凰 (huáng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 鳳凰|凤凰.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 几 (semantic) and 皇 (phonetic). It ranks #2371 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 凰 is a compound character. Its radical form 几 (table) appears in many related characters such as 几 (jǐ, how many), 凭 (píng, to lean against), 凡 (fán, ordinary).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 鳳凰|凤凰

Etymology & Origin

凰

pictophoneticThis character is a compound form.

Decomposition: ⿵几皇 (layout: surround-from-top)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
凤凰nounfèng huángphoenix
凤凰古城fèng huáng gǔ chéngFenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative ...
凤凰号fèng huáng hàoPhoenix, NASA Mars explorer
凤凰城proper-nounfèng huáng chéngPhoenix, capital of Arizona
凤凰男nounfèng huáng nán(Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work
凤凰木fèng huáng mùroyal poinciana (Delonix regia)
凤凰座proper-nounfèng huáng zuòPhoenix (constellation)
凤凰县fèng huáng xiànFenghuang, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 ...
8
Total compounds
0
As first character
13
As last character
88
As middle character

凰 appears in 8 compound words: 0 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 88 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 凰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

凤fèng
0.76614,539 co-occurrences
卫wèi
0.4221,743 co-occurrences
网wǎng
0.3921,136 co-occurrences
城chéng
0.3802,678 co-occurrences
岭lǐng
0.378248 co-occurrences
视shì
0.3731,845 co-occurrences
浴yù
0.366126 co-occurrences
翅chì
0.354142 co-occurrences
山shān
0.3492,322 co-occurrences
呀yā
0.34740 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个凰字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gě huáng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

The character "huáng" (凰) carries different meanings in classical Chinese.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

凤凰卫视原知名主持人沈蓓蓓逝世,享年78岁

fèng huáng wèi shì yuán zhī míng zhǔ chí rén Shěn 蓓 蓓 shì shì , xiǎng nián 7 8 suì

Shen Beibei, a former well-known host at Phoenix Satellite Television, has passed away at the age of 78.

SmzdmApr 2026

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běi jīng fèng huáng lǐng tú bù gōng lüè

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台美人疯KTV 庄凰:听比唱更重要

tái měi rén fēng K T V zhuāng huáng : tīng bǐ chàng gēng chóng yāo

Taiwanese Americans Go Crazy for KTV: Zhuang Huang Says Listening Is More Important Than Singing

SmzdmMar 2026

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. . . rén de dì yī liàng xiǎo kǎ yàn ? wèn jiè M 6 nèi shì tǐ yàn huáng jiā zhì chē jú quán xīn de wèn jiè M 6 nèi shì qiǎng xiān tǐ yàn , wǒ . . .

...Everyone’s First “Mini Cayenne”? A Look Inside the AITO M6 | Huangjia Smart Car Bureau: A sneak peek at the all-new AITO M6 interior. I...

Yahoo FinanceMar 2026

凤凰卫视(02008)全年度亏损收窄至2.2...

fèng huáng wèi shì ( 0 2 0 0 8 ) quán nián dù kuī sǔn shōu zhǎi zhì 2 . 2 . . .

Phoenix Satellite Television (02008) narrowed its full-year loss to 2.2...

Tatoeba

凤凰城是亚利桑那州的首府。

Fènghuángchéng shì Yàlìsāngnàzhōu de shǒufǔ.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 几 component

几 Radical Family — Characters sharing the table radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced huáng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 凰 (huáng) mean in Chinese?
凰 (huáng) primarily means "used in 鳳凰|凤凰." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2371 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 凰 have?
凰 is written with 11 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 凰?
The radical associated with 凰 is 几 (table). This radical appears in many characters related to table.
What are the components of 凰?
凰 is composed of: 几 (semantic), 皇 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿵几皇 with a surround-from-top layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 凰?
Common words with 凰 include: 凤凰 (fèng huáng, "phoenix"); 凤凰古城 (fèng huáng gǔ chéng, "Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative ..."); 凤凰号 (fèng huáng hào, "Phoenix, NASA Mars explorer"); 凤凰城 (fèng huáng chéng, "Phoenix, capital of Arizona"); 凤凰男 (fèng huáng nán, "(Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 凰 (huáng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation huáng: 煌 (brilliant), 黄 (yellow), 皇 (emperor), 荒 (desolate), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 凰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 凰 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.