鳳	699B30   42.70	部居	畫數  14	ㄈㄥˋ [feng4] .
N	(1)  A mythic bird, the phoenix: 鳳皇 (also 凰) female (凰) and male, (鳳), symbol of married couple; 鳳凰于飛 the pair fly together happily; a wedding compliment; 鳳凰來儀 phoenix appears at court, an auspicious omen; 鳳求凰 the male chasing after the female; 鳳凰 (fig.) the elite scholars; oft. coupled with 龍 : 龍翻鳳舞 dance in swirling motion; see also 鸞 93.50; 鳳冠 bride's headdress; 鳳毛麟角 s.t. rare, unique (talent, etc.); 鳳鳴朝陽 phoenix singing in morning sun, unusually good omen for country. (2)  A surname.
Words	1.鳳翹 [feng4qiao2], n., (1)  a ladies’ hair ornament; (2)  ladies’ turn-up shoes.  2.鳳雛 [feng4chu2], n., child prodigy, promising young man (oft. of friend's son).  3.鳳蝶 [feng4die2], n., common white butterfly, Papilio xuthus.  4.鳳詔 [feng4zhao4], n., imperial edict.  5.鳳舉 [feng4jU3], v.i., soar aloft, achieve heights (of fame); (MC) be sent on mission abroad.  6.鳳梨 [feng4li2], n., pineapple.  7.鳳仙花 [feng4xian1hua1], n., balsam flower, Balsaminaceae.  8.鳳簫 [feng4xiao1], n., flute.  9.鳳子 [feng4zi0], n., a variety of big butterfly.  10.鳳藻 [feng4zao3], n., flowery passage in writing.  11.鳳尾蕉 [feng4wei3jiao1] or 鳳尾松 [feng4wei3song1], n., (bot.) a graceful palm, Cycas revoluta; 鳳尾草 [feng4wei3cao3], ferns.