鳳凰 in Chinese / Japanese...

Buy an 鳳凰 calligraphy wall scroll here!

Personalize your custom “鳳凰” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “鳳凰” title below...

Legendary Phoenix

Customize & Buy

fèng huáng

houou

봉황

鳳凰 is the word that translates as “Legendary Phoenix” in Chinese.

This refers to the bird that, according to Chinese folklore, rose from the fiery ashes.

The phoenix and dragon are by far the most famous creatures in Chinese mythology.

Feng Huang Nie Pan

Customize & Buy

fèng huáng niè pán

鳳凰涅槃 means Phoenix Nirvana in Chinese and is the title of a famous book.

Phoenix Rise from the Ashes

Customize & Buy

fèng huáng niè pán

鳳凰涅磐 is a proverb that suggests “Legendary Phoenix rises from the ashes.” It means “Legendary Phoenix [reaches] Nirvana.”

There is a legend in China of a great bird reborn once every 500 years. This bird gathers all the ill will, suffering, desire, and other negative things of the world. The bird then plunges into the fire to burn away all negative things, sacrificing itself in the process (achieving Nirvana, or perhaps allowing others the opportunity to reach Nirvana).

500 years later, the phoenix is reborn from the ashes again, and the cycle repeats.

Not the results for 鳳凰 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 鳳凰 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
鳳凰凤凰 see styles	fèng huáng feng4 huang2 feng huang houou / hoo ほうおう	More info & calligraphy: Legendary Phoenix phoenix (sometimes erroneously associated with the Egyptian phoenix) (See フェニックス・1) Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix; (surname, female given name) Houou the phoenix
鳳凰丸 see styles	hououmaru / hoomaru ほうおうまる	鳳凰丸 Custom Scroll (hist) Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
鳳凰城凤凰城 see styles	fèng huáng chéng feng4 huang2 cheng2 feng huang ch`eng feng huang cheng	鳳凰城 Custom Scroll Phoenix, capital of Arizona; also 菲尼克斯[Fei1 ni2 ke4 si1]
鳳凰堂 see styles	hououdou / hoodo ほうおうどう	鳳凰堂 Custom Scroll (personal name) Hououdou
鳳凰寺 see styles	bouji / boji ぼうじ	鳳凰寺 Custom Scroll (place-name) Bouji
鳳凰山 see styles	hououzan / hoozan ほうおうざん	鳳凰山 Custom Scroll (place-name) Mount Hoo
鳳凰岱 see styles	hououdai / hoodai ほうおうだい	鳳凰岱 Custom Scroll (place-name) Hououdai
鳳凰座凤凰座 see styles	fèng huáng zuò feng4 huang2 zuo4 feng huang tso hououza / hooza ほうおうざ	鳳凰座 Custom Scroll Phoenix (constellation) Phoenix (constellation)
鳳凰文 see styles	hououmon / hoomon ほうおうもん	鳳凰文 Custom Scroll Chinese phoenix pattern
鳳凰木 see styles	hououboku / hooboku ほうおうぼく	鳳凰木 Custom Scroll (kana only) royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
鳳凰樹 see styles	hououboku / hooboku ほうおうぼく	鳳凰樹 Custom Scroll (irregular kanji usage) (kana only) royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
鳳凰男凤凰男 see styles	fèng huáng nán feng4 huang2 nan2 feng huang nan	鳳凰男 Custom Scroll (Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work
鳳凰竹 see styles	hououchiku; hououchiku / hoochiku; hoochiku ほうおうちく; ホウオウチク	鳳凰竹 Custom Scroll (kana only) (See 蓬莱竹) Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)
鳳凰縣凤凰县 see styles	fèng huáng xiàn feng4 huang2 xian4 feng huang hsien	鳳凰縣 Custom Scroll Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
鳳凰號凤凰号 see styles	fèng huáng hào feng4 huang2 hao4 feng huang hao	鳳凰號 Custom Scroll Phoenix, NASA Mars explorer
鳳凰貝 see styles	houougai; houougai / hoogai; hoogai ほうおうがい; ホウオウガイ	鳳凰貝 Custom Scroll (kana only) Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)
鳳凰三山 see styles	houousanzan / hoosanzan ほうおうさんざん	鳳凰三山 Custom Scroll (place-name) Mount Hoo
鳳凰古城凤凰古城 see styles	fèng huáng gǔ chéng feng4 huang2 gu3 cheng2 feng huang ku ch`eng feng huang ku cheng	鳳凰古城 Custom Scroll Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category
鳳凰小屋 see styles	houraigoya / horaigoya ほうらいごや	鳳凰小屋 Custom Scroll (place-name) Houraigoya
鳳凰ゴルフ場 see styles	houougorufujou / hoogorufujo ほうおうゴルフじょう	鳳凰ゴルフ場 Custom Scroll (place-name) Houou golf links
Variations: 鳳凰座ほうおう座 see styles	hououza / hooza ほうおうざ	Phoenix (constellation)
Variations: 鳳凰木鳳凰樹(iK) see styles	hououboku; hououboku / hooboku; hooboku ほうおうぼく; ホウオウボク	(kana only) royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Legendary Phoenix	鳳凰凤凰	houou / ho	fèng huáng feng4 huang2 feng huang fenghuang
Feng Huang Nie Pan	鳳凰涅槃凤凰涅槃		fèng huáng niè pán feng4 huang2 nie4 pan2 feng huang nie pan fenghuangniepan	feng huang nieh p`an fenghuangniehpan feng huang nieh pan
Phoenix Rise from the Ashes	鳳凰涅磐凤凰涅磐		fèng huáng niè pán feng4 huang2 nie4 pan2 feng huang nie pan fenghuangniepan	feng huang nieh p`an fenghuangniehpan feng huang nieh pan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.