枫 (fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “maple”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 风 (wind), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
木 + 风
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·木部：楓，木也。厚葉弱枝，善搖。从木風聲
Memory aid
A tree (木) whose thin branches are always moving in the wind (风) — that is the maple. The wind half also tells you how to say it: fēng.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 枫叶fēng yèmaple leaf枫 = fēng
- 枫树fēng shùmaple tree枫 = fēng
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All readings
maple
maple; maple tree
枫树，落叶乔木，叶子秋天变红。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 枫叶fēng yèmaple leaf枫 = fēng
- 枫树fēng shùmaple tree枫 = fēng
Sound component
风 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 枫 mean?
枫 (fēng) means maple; maple tree.
How do you pronounce 枫?
It is pronounced fēng.
What parts is 枫 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 风 (wind), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·木部：楓，木也。厚葉弱枝，善搖。从木風聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 枫 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 枫?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 枫?
Common ones are 枫叶 and 枫树. The reading of 枫 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.