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 (jī, small table), 凭 (píng, to lean against), 凡 (fán, ordinary).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 几 table11 strokesFrequency #2371几 semantic皇 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 鳳凰|凤凰

Etymology & Origin

凰

pictophoneticThis character is a compound form.

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

Components:几semantic皇phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
凤凰fèng 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fèng huáng chéngPhoenix, 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
凤凰座fèng 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 ...
7
Total compounds
0
As first character
14
As last character
86
As middle character

凰 appears in 7 compound words: 0 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 86 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
0.80843,596 co-occurrences
卫wèi
0.4535,220 co-occurrences
视shì
0.4145,526 co-occurrences
网wǎng
0.3983,408 co-occurrences
城chéng
0.3868,034 co-occurrences
岭lǐng
0.383744 co-occurrences
浴yù
0.371378 co-occurrences
翅chì
0.359426 co-occurrences
山shān
0.3546,966 co-occurrences
呀yā
0.352120 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.

SmzdmApr 2026

北京 凤凰岭 徒步攻略

běi jīng fèng huáng lǐng tú bù gōng lüè

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

SmzdmMar 2026

...人的第一辆“小卡宴”?问界M6内饰体验|凰家智车局 全新的问界M6内饰抢先体验,我...

. . . 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

几 Radical Family — Characters sharing the table radical

凳dèng凡fán凤fèng几jī凯kǎi凭píng

Related Characters

几jī凭píng凡fán凤fèng凯kǎi凳dèng

Homophones — Characters pronounced huáng

煌huáng荒huāng慌huāng皇huáng黄huáng恍huǎng晃huǎng谎huǎng

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 7 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 凰 (huáng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation huáng: 煌 (brilliant), 荒 (desolate), 慌 (to get panicky), 皇 (emperor), 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.