沸 (fèi) - to boil & bubbling

沸Tone 4

fèi ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 氵

恩丰

沸 · fèi

to boil;

bubbling;

boiling;

agitated

to boilbubblingboiling

Usage highlights

boiling waterboiling pointboiling hotbubbling springseethe with rageboil over

Synonyms

  • 煮— to boil, to cook
  • 滚— to boil, to roll
  • 腾— to rise, to soar

Antonyms

  • 冰— ice, cold
  • 冻— freeze, frozen
  • 凉— cool, cold

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The water is boiling (水沸了).
  • The crowd was agitated (人群沸腾).
  • Boiling point (沸点) is 100°C for water.
  • The hot spring is bubbling (温泉在沸腾).

Collocations

  • boiling water(沸水)
  • boiling point(沸点)
  • boiling hot(沸热)
  • bubbling spring(沸泉)
  • seethe with rage(沸怒)
  • boil over(沸溢)

Idioms

  • Seething with indignation(人声鼎沸)
  • Bubbling and seething(沸沸扬扬)
  • Boiling cauldron and seething waves(沸鼎波涛)
  • The whole country is seething(举国沸腾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Associated with the concept of transformation through heat in traditional Chinese alchemy and medicine.
  • Used metaphorically to describe social unrest or emotional agitation in classical literature.
  • Appears in descriptions of hot springs and geothermal phenomena in Chinese geography.

FAQ