How to Write 讽 (fěng) — Meaning “To satirize / To mock”

Imagine a person saying 'feng' (like a gust) while making a sarcastic comment—the wind blows their words away. The radical 讠 (words) plus 风 (wind) can remind you of 'sharp words carried by the wind' to mock someone.

Write the left radical 讠 first (two strokes: dot, then a horizontal-turning stroke). Then write the right part 风 (four strokes: left curved stroke, hook, inner left dot, inner right dot). Common mistakes include making the two dots inside 风 too large or forgetting the hook on the outer stroke.

Despite sharing the 讠 radical, 讽 (fěng) means 'to mock/satirize', while 计 (jì) means 'to calculate/plan' and 订 (dìng) means 'to agree/subscribe'. Visually, 讽's right side is 风 (wind), but 计 uses 十 (ten) and 订 uses 丁 (nail)—so the right components are completely different.

讽 appears mainly in words like 讽刺 (satire/irony) and 嘲讽 (to mock). It is often used in literary or critical contexts, such as political satire or social commentary. In Chinese culture, direct mockery is considered rude, so 讽 usually implies a subtle or indirect form of criticism.

Common words containing 讽 include: 讽刺 (fěng cì) — Satire / Irony / Sarcasm; 讽喻 (fěng yù) — Allegory / Parable; 嘲讽 (cháo fěng) — to sneer at; to taunt; to mock.