费
HSK 3

费 (fèi): expenses, expenditures, fee

fèi

expenses, expenditures, fee

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Pinyin

fèi

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

expenses, expenditures, fee

How to Write 费 (fèi)

费 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 费

A phono-semantic compound: 贝 (money) carries the meaning, and 弗 hints at the pronunciation.

What 费 is Made Of

费 is built from 2 components:

弗not, negative
贝sea shell

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Words Using 费

Common Chinese words that contain 费:

免费

miǎnfèi

浪费

làngfèi

消费

xiāofèi

经费

jīngfèi

耗费

hàofèi

Characters Related to 费

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