飞fēi
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飞
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繁体
Traditional Chinese
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Shuowen
飞 depicts a bird with wings spread in flight. The oracle bone form shows a winged creature with wings extended upward, capturing the moment of taking flight. The modern character preserves this bird-and-wing imagery, representing the action of soaring through the air.
Pinyin
fēi· HSK 1