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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Fú | Fu2
English translation
surname Fu
to lean over
to fall (go down)
to hide (in ambush)
to conceal oneself
to lie low
hottest days of summer
to submit
to concede defeat
to overcome
to subdue
volt
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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A person  rén acting like a dog  quǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻犬

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现在 xiànzài de 地形 dì xíng 起伏 qǐfú 超过 chāoguò 1000 chě shì xiāo shí 作用 zuòyòng 造成 zàochéng de .

The present relief of more than 1000 ft was due to excavation.

伏明霞 Fú Míng xiá 成为 chéngwéi 中国 Zhōngguó shǒu wèi 拥有 yōngyǒu 5 Méi 奥运 Aò yùn 金牌 jīn pái de 选手 xuǎnshǒu .

A : Fu Mingxia became the first Chinese woman with 5 career medals.

gěi 印象 yìnxiàng zuì shēn de shì 伏明霞 Fú Míng xiá 精彩 jīngcǎi 完美 wánměi de Shuǐ yùn zuò .

Fu Mingxia impressed me most with her wonderful and perfect entry.

kàng 倒伏 dǎo fú zhū Gāo 选择 xuǎnzé 标准 biāozhǔn ,容许 róng xǔ 变化 biànhuà 范围 fànwéi jiào 广 Guǎng .

Lodging resistance and plant height are allowed to vary within relatively wide limits.

谋杀 móu shā zhě 埋伏 máifú zài shù Hòu .

The murderers lurked behind the trees.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to lean over
伏特 fú tè volt (loanword)伏特 fú tè
起伏 qǐfú to undulate起伏 qǐfú
埋伏 máifú to ambush埋伏 máifú
潜伏 qián fú to hide潛伏
伏击 fú jī ambush伏擊
此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú repeating continuously此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
千伏 qiān fú kilovolt千伏 qiān fú
潜伏期 qián fú qī incubation period (of disease)潛伏期
危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom)危機四伏
伏笔 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device)伏筆
蛰伏 zhé fú hibernation蟄伏
十面埋伏 Shí miàn Mái fú Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)十面埋伏 Shí miàn Mái fú
伏特加 fú tè jiā vodka (loanword)伏特加 fú tè jiā
伏尔泰 Fú ěr tài Voltaire (1694-1778), Enlightenment philosopher伏爾泰
制伏 zhì fú to overpower制伏 zhì fú
伏兵 fú bīng ambush伏兵 fú bīng
倒伏 dǎo fú (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat倒伏 dǎo fú
伏法 fú fǎ to be executed伏法 fú fǎ
伏羲 Fú Xī Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing伏羲 Fú Xī
伏地 fú dì to lie prostrate伏地 fú dì
伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)伏案 fú àn
伏安 fú ān volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)伏安 fú ān
设伏 shè fú to waylay設伏

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