菲 (Fēi)

abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“菲,芴也。从艸,非聲。”

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