疯 (fēng) is a Chinese character meaning “mad”. It is written from 疒 (sickness radical (a person lying on a bed)) and 风 (wind), one enclosing the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
疒 + 风
Enclosing structure
Structure from: Unicode U+75AF 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验：疒（5 笔）半包围 风（4 笔），共 9 笔；风 fēng 与本字读音一致，为声符
Memory aid
Wind (风) that has got in under the sickness roof (疒) — a wind blowing around inside the head. That is what it is to go mad. The wind part also tells you the sound: fēng.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild疯 = fēng
- 发疯fā fēngto go mad; to lose one's mind疯 = fēng
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All readings
mad; crazy
mad; insane; crazy; wild and uncontrolled
精神失常；也形容行为失去控制。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild疯 = fēng
- 发疯fā fēngto go mad; to lose one's mind疯 = fēng
Sound component
风 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 疯 mean?
疯 (fēng) means mad; insane; crazy; wild and uncontrolled.
How do you pronounce 疯?
It is pronounced fēng.
What parts is 疯 made of?
疒 (sickness radical (a person lying on a bed)) and 风 (wind), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+75AF 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验：疒（5 笔）半包围 风（4 笔），共 9 笔；风 fēng 与本字读音一致，为声符. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 疯 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 疯?
疒. 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 疯?
Common ones are 疯狂 and 发疯. The reading of 疯 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.