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Character #661 · The First 1000

fèi

费 (費) fèi meaning: fee

to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses

Strokes
912
TraditionalSimplified
費 费
Poster cell
Q24
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xiāofèi to consume
  • fèiyòng cost
  • shōufèi to charge a fee
  • làngfèi to waste
  • xuéfèi tuition fee
  • jiāofèi to pay a fee
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 费費

Write 费費 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, fèi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q24 · 28 × 36 grid

费費 is #661 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 费 mean in English?
费 (fèi) means "fee": to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses.
How do you pronounce 费?
费 is pronounced fèi in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄈㄟˋ.
How many strokes does 费 have?
The simplified form, 费, has 9 strokes. The traditional form, 費, has 12.
What is the traditional form of 费?
The traditional form of 费 is 費. 费 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 費 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 费?
Common words that use 费 include 消费 (xiāofèi, to consume), 费用 (fèiyòng, cost), 收费 (shōufèi, to charge a fee), 浪费 (làngfèi, to waste).
How common is 费?
费 is number 661 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q24 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.