Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
翡
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
翡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
翡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
翡 [fěi]
green jade; kingfisher
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
翡翠 [fěicuì] #16,439
jadeite
珍珠翡翠白玉汤 [zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng]
cabbage, rice and tofu soup
珍珠翡翠白玉汤 [zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng]
cabbage, rice and tofu soup
白胸翡翠 [báixiōngfěicuì]
(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
白领翡翠 [báilǐngfěicuì]
(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
白领翡翠 [báilǐngfěicuì]
(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
翡冷翠 [Fěilěngcuì]
Florence, city in Italy (Tw)
蓝翡翠 [lánfěicuì]
(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
蓝翡翠 [lánfěicuì]
(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
赤翡翠 [chìfěicuì]
(bird species of China) ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
川蝉 [かわせみ] #19,555
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
翡翠色 [ひすいいろ] #33,920
jade green
赤翡翠 [あかしょうびん] #290,166
ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
ヒスイ輝石 [ひすいきせき]
jadeite
南洋翡翠 [ナンヨウショウビン]
collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
山翡翠 [やませみ]
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
笑い川蝉 [わらいかわせみ]
laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
KOREAN WORDS (2)