fēng
wind
Simplified form of 風. Originally written the same as 鳳 (phoenix) because the two characters sounded the same. Later the bottom part of the character was abbreviated to distinguish the two characters.
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Evolution
![风 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 风 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A2%A8_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![风 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC) 风 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A2%A8_2.png)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)![风 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 风 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A2%A8_5.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![风 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 风 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A2%A8_10.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
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