How to Write 酆 (fēng) — Meaning “Feng (a surname or place name)”

Think of "a wealthy city" — 豐 means "abundant" and looks like a jar full of crops, combined with 阝 for city. Picture a prosperous city named Feng where everything is plentiful, so you remember the 豐 inside the city radical.

This character has 20 strokes, so write the left part 阝 first as two strokes (horizontal hook and vertical). The right part 豐 is complex: start with the top (一 and 口), then the middle 豆, and finally the bottom 夊. Keep the right side balanced and slightly wider than the left.

酆 uses 豐 as its phonetic component and means a place name (Fengdu or a surname). 酃 (líng) also has 阝 but uses 霝 as its phonetic and refers to a specific place in Hunan. Visually, 酆 has a denser, more symmetrical right side with 豐, while 酃 has three mouths (品) in the upper part.

酆 is most commonly used as a surname (姓酆) and in the place name 酆都 (Fengdu), the famous "Ghost City" in Chongqing. It appears in historical or literary contexts, but in everyday life it is rare because it is not a common character.

Common words containing 酆 include: 酆都 (fēng dōu) — Fengdu (a city in Chongqing, known as the 'Ghost City'); 酆城 (fēng chéng) — Fengcheng (a place name); 姓酆 (xìng fēng) — Surname Feng.