fēng
fou; dément; insensé
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他疯了，竟然敢跳楼。
tā fēng le, jìng rǎn gǎn tiào lóu.
He's crazy, he actually dared to jump off the building.
她疯了似的跑了起来。
tā fēng le sì de pǎo le qǐ lái.
She ran like crazy.
你疯了吗？怎么能做这种事？
nǐ fēng le ma? zěn me néng zuò zhè zhǒng shì?
Are you crazy? How could you do such a thing?
狂 (kuáng)
mad
癫 (diān)
insane
冷静 (jǐnglěng)
calm
理智 (zhǐlì)
rational
The Chinese character 疯 (fēng) for "crazy" or "mad" is composed of two parts: the radical 心 (xīn) for "heart" or "mind" and the phonetic component 风 (fēng) for "wind". The combination of these two components suggests the idea of a mind that is disturbed or in a state of turmoil, like a strong wind blowing through the heart. This character has been used in Chinese literature and philosophy for centuries to describe various forms of mental illness or emotional distress.
