肥沃
Old HSK 6
肥沃 (féiwò) · fertile
肥沃 (féiwò) means “fertile; rich (soil)”. It is written with 2 characters: 肥 (fatty) + 沃 (to water). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 肥沃 is built
The characters
肥 féi · fatty
What 肥 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 巴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
沃 wò · to water
What 沃 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 夭yāo — young
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
这里的土地非常肥沃。Zhè lǐ de tǔdì fēicháng féiwò.The land here is very fertile.
河边的土比较肥沃。Hébiān de tǔ bǐjiào féiwò.The soil by the river is fairly rich.
Questions about 肥沃
What does 肥沃 mean?
肥沃 (féiwò) means “fertile; rich (soil)”.
How do you pronounce 肥沃?
肥沃 is pronounced féiwò.
Which HSK level is 肥沃?
肥沃 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 肥沃 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.