fēi

fly

Pictograph of a flying bird.

Evolution

飛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
飛 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
飛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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fēi

fly; go quickly; dart; high; to fly

Most common words with 飛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to fly

飞机

airplane

飞行

flying

飞船

airship

起飞

(of an aircraft) to take off