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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fù | fu4
English translation
variant of [fù]
nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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place

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝付

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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附近 fùjìn 微云 xíng chuàn 鼓鼓囊囊 gǔ gu nāng nāng de xiǎo 香肠 xiāngcháng .

There was a string of tiny clouds shaped like miniature plump sausages.

zài 体育场 tǐ yù chǎng 附近 fùjìn 房子 fáng zi shì hěn guì .

Rents are less expensive near the stadium.

十一 shí yī jiē yǒu 一对 yī duì 分节 fēn jié de zhī , 即尾.

The 11 th segment carries a pair of segmented appendages, the cerci.

le Zhāng 500美元 Měi yuán de 支票 zhīpiào .

He enclosed a cheque for 500 dollars.

Suí hán 附上 fù shàng 20 fēn 邮票 yóu piào Zhāng .

Enclosed herewith is a twenty - fen stamp.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
附近 fùjìn nearby附近 fùjìn
to add
附属 fùshǔ subsidiary附屬
附加 fù jiā annex附加 fù jiā
附件 fùjiàn enclosure附件 fùjiàn
附带 fù dài supplementary附帶
附加值 fù jiā zhí added-value (accountancy)附加值 fù jiā zhí
吸附 xī fù to absorb吸附 xī fù
附着 fù zhuó to adhere附著
依附 yī fù to adhere依附 yī fù
附加费 fù jiā fèi surcharge附加費
附上 fù shàng attached附上 fù shàng
附和 fùhè to agree附和 fùhè
附录 fù lù appendix附錄
附注 fù zhù note附註
附中 fù zhōng abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fù​shǔ​zhōng​xué]附中 fù zhōng
附庸 fù yōng vassal附庸 fù yōng
附体 fù tǐ (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb附體
附送 fù sòng to come with附送 fù sòng
附属品 fù shǔ pǐn accessory附屬品
附加赛 fù jiā sài play-off附加賽
附身 fù shēn to possess附身 fù shēn
附则 fù zé bylaw附則
附属物 fù shǔ wù attachment附屬物
黏附 nián fù to adhere黏附 nián fù

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Decomposition

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