费

fèi

to cost

surname Fei; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses

sound (弗) + money (贝) = fees and expenses

贝 (cowrie shell, the ancient currency) carries the monetary meaning of cost and expense. 弗 mainly gives the sound fèi; together the character captures the idea of money going out.

弗+贝→费
弗A negationPhonetic
贝Cowrie shellSemantic

这件事费了我很多时间。

zhè jiàn shì fèi le wǒ hěn duō shí jiān。

This matter cost me a lot of time.

每个月的水电费让他感到压力很大。

měi gè yuè de shuǐ diàn fèi ràng tā gǎn dào yā lì hěn dà。

The monthly water and electricity fees put a lot of pressure on him.

Words with 费

过路费

guò lù fèi

toll (fee for using a road)

费德勒

fèi dé lè

Roger Federer (1981-), Swiss tennis star

邮费

yóu fèi

postage

资费

zī fèi

(postal, telecom etc) service charge

党费

dǎng fèi

party membership dues

破费

pò fèi

to spend (money or time)

赡养费

shàn yǎng fèi

alimony

会费

huì fèi

membership dues

费率

fèi lǜ

rate

运出运费

yùn chū yùn fèi

outward freight (accountancy)

运费

yùn fèi

freight fee

遣散费

qiǎn sàn fèi

severance pay

More characters with 弗

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