肥

Glyph origin
posits that its actually a.

Etymology 1
STEDT provisionally assigns this to.

Definitions

 * 1) fat; plump; obese
 * 2) fat; fatness
 * 3) fertile
 * 4) fertiliser
 * 5)  benefit; advantage; gain
 * 1) fertile
 * 2) fertiliser
 * 3)  benefit; advantage; gain
 * 1)  benefit; advantage; gain
 * 1)  benefit; advantage; gain
 * 1)  benefit; advantage; gain
 * 1)  benefit; advantage; gain

Usage notes

 * In northern varieties, including Standard Mandarin, is usually used for animals, and people are described as . This distinction is not seen in southern varieties, such as Cantonese, Hakka, and Min.

Synonyms




Etymology 2
Shortened from, from.

Definitions

 * 1)  to fail (a test)
 * 2)  to fail (someone) in a test

Kanji

 * 1) fat, plump
 * 2) productive, fertile

Noun

 * 1) manure, fertilizer, dung