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Chinese name character 飛, simplified 飞

fēi

Simplified: 飞

The character 飛 (Mandarin fēi) appears in 3 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Fei and Fee in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “to fly; swift”.

Names and syllables
4
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
9
Attested in records
1

4 names and syllables in this reference have 飛 as one of their character options. For 1 of them, 飛 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 飛: the recorded options

  • to fly; swift

    in 6 character options · attested

Unihan definition: fly; go quickly; dart; high; Kangxi radical 183

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 飛

飛 Fei Cantonese · Mandarin Fee Hakka
飛 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
FeiCantonese · Mandarinattested in name records
FeeHakkapossible

Readings of 飛 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
CantoneseJyutping fei1 Fei
HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳ fî Fee
MandarinHanyu Pinyin fēi Fei

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin fēi and Cantonese fei1.

3 names that can be written with 飛

1 syllables that can stand for 飛

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 飛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 飛 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+98DB · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 飛 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 飛, including “to fly; swift”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 飛 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 飛 is spelled Fei (Cantonese, Mandarin) and Fee (Hakka). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Fei written 飛?

Not necessarily. The spelling Fei can also stand for 菲, 霏. Only the family knows which character was chosen.