绯 fēi crimson
crimson; scarlet
怎么记住“绯”: 纟 silk + 非 not = crimson. Grandma pulls a strand of silk from the dress, not yet finished, holds it to the light and smiles at the colour, a deep crimson.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
绯 = 纟 silk + 非 not
- 纟 silk meaning
- 非 not sound
Grandma pulls a strand of silk from the dress, not yet finished, holds it to the light and smiles at the colour, a deep crimson.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the sign for not the sound.
用法
- Crimson/scarlet, occurs in 绯红 (fēihóng): blushing red (脸颊绯红 cheeks flushed pink).
- 绯闻 (fēiwén) means a romance rumor / sex scandal about a public figure: 传出绯闻 (chuánchū fēiwén) rumors of an affair surfaced. This tabloid sense is the common one.