fèn

manure

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
米 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

rice

共 sound component

  Sound component

gòng

  

together with

Evolution

粪 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
粪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
粪 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
粪 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
粪 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

fèn

manure, dung, night soil; manure; dung

Most common words with 粪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

manure

粪便

excrement

大粪

human excrement

粪土

dung

化粪池

septic tank