(fèn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

fèn to strive, to exert effort; to arouse 8 strokes · Radical (big) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 奋 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced fèn.

Stroke Order & Practice

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奋 — 8 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
top big
bottom field

Radical

The radical of is — meaning big. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A man 大 working on the farm 田.

HSK 4 Words Containing 奋

xīngfèn excited; thrilled
听到这个消息大家都很兴奋。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi dàjiā dōu hěn xīngfèn.
Everyone was excited to hear the news.

Tasks Featuring 奋 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 兴奋

FAQ

What does 奋 mean in Chinese?

奋 (fèn) means to strive, to exert effort; to arouse. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 奋 have?

奋 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 奋?

The radical of 奋 is 大 (big). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 套, 奖, 失.

What is the pinyin for 奋?

奋 is pronounced fèn.

What HSK 4 words use 奋?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 奋 appears in 1 word, including 兴奋 (xīngfèn). See the full list above.

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