How to say “wind” in Chinese
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“Wind” in Chinese is 风, fēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
风 is read fēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “风”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 风. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 外边刮风了。wàibianguāfēngleThe wind has picked up outside.
- 这儿的风景真美！zhèrdefēngjǐngzhēnměiThe view here is so beautiful!
- 这里有山有水，风景特别美。zhèlǐyǒushānyǒushuǐ,fēngjǐngtèbiéměiThere are mountains and water here — the scenery is stunning.
- 风把帽子吹走了fēngbǎmàozichuīzǒuleThe wind blew the hat away.
- 他用报纸扇风tāyòngbàozhǐshānfēngHe's fanning himself with a newspaper.
- 昨天的大风把树刮倒了。zuótiāndedàfēngbǎshùguādǎoleYesterday's strong wind blew the tree down.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Wind and sun”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wind” in Chinese?
“Wind” in Chinese is 风, pinyin fēng.
What does 风 mean?
风 (fēng) means “wind”.
How do you write 风?
风 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 风?
风 is read fēng. Tones: fēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wind” in the lesson “Wind and sun”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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