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奋 (fèn): To exert oneself — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 奋

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How to write 奋 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 奋

奋 stroke order diagram

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Printable Writing Worksheet: 奋

奋 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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How to Use 奋

Striving and Exerting Effort

The character 奋 combines with other characters to express putting in great effort or struggling to achieve something.

奋斗 • fèn dòu • struggle; to fight for; to strive for • HSK 5

HSK 5

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Example Sentences

tā他

wèi为

mèng梦

xiǎng想

fèn奋

dòu斗

le

Information

Pinyinfèn

Meaningto exert oneself; to strive

Strokes8

Radical大

Traditional奮

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Frequency#775

Zhuyinㄈㄣˋ

UnicodeU+594B

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A bird (隹) spreads its wings over a field (田) — to strive or exert oneself vigorously.

fèn奋

dòu斗

struggle; to fight for; to strive for

奋力 • fèn lì • Exert all one's strength / spare no effort • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fèn奋

lì力

Exert all one's strength / spare no effort

奋勇 • fèn yǒng • Brave and resolute • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fèn奋

yǒng勇

Brave and resolute

Feeling Excited and Inspired

The character 奋 is used in words describing a state of excitement, uplift, or stimulation.

兴奋 • xīng fèn • excited • HSK 4

HSK 4

xīng兴

fèn奋

excited

振奋 • zhèn fèn • rouse oneself; be inspired with enthusiasm • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhèn振

fèn奋

rouse oneself; be inspired with enthusiasm

兴奋剂 • xīng fèn jì • Stimulant / Excitement agent • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng兴

fèn奋

jì剂

Stimulant / Excitement agent

了

shí十

nián年

。

He has struggled for his dream for ten years.

qín勤

fèn奋

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

de的

guān关

jiàn键

yīn因

sù素

。

Diligence is a key factor for success.

tīng听

dào到

hǎo好

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā他

fēi非

cháng常

xīng兴

fèn奋

。

He was very excited to hear the good news.

Xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

zài在

huǒ火

chǎng场

zhōng中

fèn奋

lì力

fèn奋

zhàn战

。

The firefighters fought hard in the fire scene.

yùn运

dòng动

yuán员

bù不

néng能

shǐ使

yòng用

xīng兴

fèn奋

jì剂

。

Athletes cannot use stimulants.

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Characters pronounced "fen".

酚fēncarbolic acid; phenol
汾fénriver in Shanxi province
纷fēnconfused, disorderly, numerous
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
粉fěnpowder, cosmetic powder, starch
吩fēnto command; to order

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Characters with radical "大".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
奎kuístride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead
奔bènto run quickly; to hurry

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