肥féi
fertile (for soil). 8 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 4.
What 肥 is made of
⺼ and 巴 (bā, to desire).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 巴 carries the sound.
How to write 肥
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–8 write 巴.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 肥
Words that use 肥
| 肥 | fertile (for soil) 土地养分多，能让作物长得好 专家指导大家在肥沃的土壤上施工。The expert showed the crew how to build on fertile soil. Lesson 295, 恪尽职守与营建固本 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 减肥 | to lose weight 通过运动等方法让身体变瘦 他每天坚持跑步，认真减肥。He jogs every day and is serious about trying to lose weight. Lesson 296, 技进乎道与笃行致远 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 巴
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.