懂中文 Dong Chinese

费

fèi

expenses

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 弗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 費.

Components
弗 sound component

弗  Sound component

fú

  

not

贝 meaning component

贝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Evolution

费 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
费 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
费 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
费 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
费 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

费 (費) 

fèi

expenses, expenditures, fee; to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses

费 (費) 

Fèi

surname Fei

Most common words with 费
Freq.
Word
Meaning

浪费

to waste

免费

free (of charge)

消费者

consumer

费

to cost

费用

cost

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

镄