冯 (féng) — surname Feng
Definition
bound form
surname Feng
Examples
- 冯。féng Xiān sheng shì wǒ de dà xué lǎo shī.Mr. Feng was my college teacher.
- 冯。Wǒ zuó tiān zài tú shū guǎn yù jiàn le féng xiǎo jiě.I ran into Miss Feng at the library yesterday.
- 冯。féng Jiào shòu de yán jiū lǐng yù shì gǔ dài wén xué.Professor Feng's research area is ancient literature.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 馮; 冯 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
冫
仌bīng馮Féng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 馮 shows 馬, a horse, beside 冫 (written in full as 仌), which supplies the sound; the simplified 冯 is a shorthand.
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