吠

fèi
#3,420 most
frequent character
to bark

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吠 puts 口 mouth with 犬 dog: a dog using its mouth. That gives the first meaning, a dog's barking, which grew into the verb 'to bark, yap'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
肺fèi
lung
费fèi
fee, cost
废fèi
. abandoned, . to abandon

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