菲

Fei1
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abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lv4 bin1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

菲 joins 艹 plants with 非 fēi as the sound part. It first meant 'cucumber', then grew to 'fragrant' and 'luxuriant growth'. Read fěi, 'meager; scant' was borrowed only for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

菲fēi
luxuriant (plant growth)
菲fěi
poor, humble, unworthy, radish (old)

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