斐
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Meaning: phonetic fei or fi
💡 Think 'feather' for fěi: Fiji's feather-like islands.
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Character Story & Explanation
斐 (fěi) is primarily used as a phonetic component in transliterations, such as '斐济' (Fěijì, Fiji). It is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. The radical 文 (wén, 'writing/culture') hints at its classical connection to literary elegance, though this meaning is now archaic. You'll most often encounter 斐 in foreign names or terms.
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