沸 fèi to boil
to boil; to bubble up; to gush
How to remember 沸: 氵 water + 弗 not = to boil. Grandma warns the kids not to touch the pot, where the water has just begun to boil.
Component breakdown
沸 = 氵 water + 弗 not
- 氵 water
- 弗 not
Grandma warns the kids not to touch the pot, where the water has just begun to boil.
How it is used
- To boil / bubble up - 沸腾 (fèiténg), of boiling water, and figuratively of seething crowds/excitement: 群情沸腾 (qúnqíng fèiténg) the crowd boiling over with feeling.
- 沸点 (fèidiǎn) boiling point; 人声鼎沸 (rénshēng-dǐngfèi) a hubbub of voices.