沸 fèi to boil
to boil; to bubble up; to gush
怎么记住“沸”: 氵 water + 弗 not = to boil. Grandma warns the kids not to touch the pot, where the water has just begun to boil.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
沸 = 氵 water + 弗 not
- 氵 water meaning
- 弗 not sound
Grandma warns the kids not to touch the pot, where the water has just begun to boil.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To boil / bubble up: 沸腾 (fèiténg), of boiling water, and figuratively of seething crowds/excitement: 群情沸腾 (qúnqíng fèiténg) the crowd boiling over with feeling.
- 沸点 (fèidiǎn) boiling point; 人声鼎沸 (rénshēng-dǐngfèi) a hubbub of voices.