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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
卉 貝 ⿱卉貝
Mandarin
ben1, bi4, fei2, fen4, fen2
English
Definitions
energetic; bright; forge ahead; surname
Mnemonic
Plants 卉 and shells 貝 worn as bright ornaments