费

fèi

to cost; fee; expense; to waste

Radical: 贝 HSK 3 n, v, nr pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

费 decomposes into the following components:

弗 贝

Semantic component: 贝; phonetic component: 弗.

Words containing 费

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 费.

交费
jiāo fèi
to pay a fee
付费
fù fèi
to pay
会费
huì fèi
membership dues
保费
bǎo fèi
insurance premium
免费
miǎn fèi
free (of charge)
党费
dǎng fèi
公费
gōng fèi
at public expense
冗费
rǒng fèi
unnecessary expenses
军费
jūn fèi
military expenditure
学费
xué fèi
tuition fee
官费
guān fèi
government funded
小费
xiǎo fèi
tip

Related characters (radical 贝)

Characters that share the radical 贝.

贝 负 贡 财 责 贤 败 账 货 贩 贪 贫 贬 购 贮 贯 贱 贲 贳 贴 贵 贶 贷 贸

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