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.

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A negationPhonetic
Cowrie shellSemantic

这件事了我很多时间。

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

费率

fèi lǜ

rate

运出运费

yùn chū yùn fèi

outward freight (accountancy)

运费

yùn fèi

freight fee

过路费

guò lù fèi

toll (fee for using a road)

遣散费

qiǎn sàn fèi

severance pay

邮费

yóu fèi

postage

医疗费

yī liáo fèi

medical expenses

铺张浪费

pū zhāng làng fèi

extravagance and waste (idiom)

长途话费

cháng tú huà fèi

(telephony) long-distance call charge

开瓶费

kāi píng fèi

corkage fee

开酒费

kāi jiǔ fèi

corkage fee

关栈费

guān zhàn fèi

bonding fee

More characters with 弗