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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǔ | fu3
English translation
to comfort
to console
to stroke
to caress
an old term for province or provincial governor
to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

hand

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌无

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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māo zài 主人 zhǔrén de 轻抚 qīng fǔ 喃喃 nán nán 细语 xì yǔ xià , 精神 jīngshén huì 随之 suí zhī 安定 Ān dìng 下来 xià lai .

With masters'tender petting and whispering , cats can and feel safe.

Zuò zài 那儿 nà r 沉思 chénsī ,轻轻地抚弄 zhāo 桌布 zhuō bù .

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

dūn xià lái 抚摸 fǔmō de gǒu .

He crouched down to stroke the dog.

南戴河旅游 lǚyóu 度假 dù jià Ōu nèi 景点 jǐng diǎn 众多 zhòng duō 成为 chéngwéi 抚宁县 Fǔ níng xiàn 旅游 lǚyóu de 龙头 lóng tóu .

Nandaihe many attractions tourist area has become a leading tourist Funing County.

bào zhāo māo ,温柔 wēnróu de 抚摸 fǔmō zhāo .

She was holding the cat in her arms and petting it tenderly.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
抚养 fǔyǎng to foster撫養
抚摸 fǔmō to pet撫摸
to comfort
安抚 ān fǔ to placate安撫
抚慰 fǔ wèi to console撫慰
爱抚 aì fǔ to caress愛撫
抚顺 Fǔ shùn also Fushun county撫順
巡抚 xún fǔ inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times巡撫
抚恤金 fǔ xù jīn relief payment撫恤金
抚养费 fǔ yǎng fèi child support payment (after a divorce)撫養費
抚育 fǔ yù to nurture撫育
抚平 fǔ píng to flatten撫平
抚摩 fǔ mó to stroke撫摩
抚恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury撫卹
抚州 Fǔ zhōu Fuzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangxi撫州
抚顺市 Fǔ shùn shì Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 Liáo níng shěng in northeast China撫順市
抚琴 fǔ qín to play the zither撫琴
督抚 dū fǔ governor general 总督 zǒng dū and inspector general 巡抚 xún fǔ 督撫
抚州市 Fǔ zhōu shì Fuzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangxi撫州市
招抚 zhāo fǔ to bring to negotiated surrender招撫
抚爱 fǔ aì affection撫愛
抚远 Fǔ yuǎn Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 Jiā mù sī [Jiā​mù​sī], Heilongjiang撫遠
抚宁县 Fǔ níng xiàn Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛 Qín huáng dǎo [Qín​huáng​dǎo], Hebei撫寧縣
抚宁 Fǔ níng Funing county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛 Qín huáng dǎo [Qín​huáng​dǎo], Hebei撫寧

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