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| − | <WL>凤(F鳳) [fèng] male phoenix (fabulous bird of good omen) | + | <WL>凤(F鳳) [fèng] male phoenix (fabulous/mythical bird of good omen); virtuous person; 鸾凤 husband and wife (male and female phoenixes), 鸾凤和鸣 happy couple |
| − | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 凤/鳳() fèng ‘phoenix’ (mythical/auspicious bird) is said to combine 鸟/鳥 (niǎo) ‘bird’, and 凡() fán ‘all/universal’ (phonosemantic); formerly also wr. 朋(𢐴), 鹏/鵬(𪈵). | |
| − | + | Note: The component 凡() in 凤/鳳() is as in 风/風() fēng ‘wind’ (pervasive/everywhere); the mythical phoenix flies swiftly on the wind, as fast as thought, quickly throughout the world. | |
| + | In the modern simplified form 凤, the 12 inner full-form strokes are abbrev. to a shape like 又 yòu (2 strokes), giving a form similar to 风 fēng ‘wind’ (in which 乂/㐅, not 又). | ||
| + | Compare:鳳 fèng ‘male phoenix’; 鸞 luán ‘female phoenix’ (凰 huáng); the pairing of male and female phoenixes is the picture of happiness (marital bliss); cf. 朋, 宜(𡨆). | ||
| + | Compare: 鵬 péng ‘roc’; 朋 péng ‘friend’ (朋友 péngyou). | ||
| + | Compare: 凤/鳳() fèng; 鹏/鵬(𪈵) péng/fèng; 朋(𢐴) péng. | ||
| + | Note: The forms 鹏/鵬, and 朋 are SW variants of 凤/鳳 (mythical/auspicious bird), but usages diverged over the years; there are two traditional readings of the mythical bird name (péng/fèng), but the character 朋 péng ‘friend’ has become specialized in modern usage (cf. 朋). | ||
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#c几又⺇ | #c几又⺇ | ||
#y fuhng- | #y fuhng- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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