抚
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to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,696 U+629A
How 抚 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 无 (phonetic, wú)
How to remember it
comfort · Heisig RSH #612
fingers + 无 nothing
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 无
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 无 (wú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无 sound component | wú | no, not; lacking, -less |
| 芜 | wú | weeds; overgrowth |
| 呒 | fǔ | unclear; an expletive |
| 庑 | wǔ | corridor, hallway; luxuriant |
| 妩 | wǔ | charming, enchanting; to flatter, to please |
| 怃 | wǔ | disappointed, regretful |
Words containing 抚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抚养成人 | fǔ yǎng chéng rén | to bring up (a child) |
| 抚远三角洲 | Fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu | Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River o… |
| 新抚区 | Xīn fǔ Qū | Xinfu, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 抚州市 | Fǔ zhōu Shì | Fuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 抚宁区 | Fǔ níng Qū | Funing, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 安抚奶嘴 | ān fǔ nǎi zuǐ | (baby's) pacifier |
| 抚远市 | Fǔ yuǎn Shì | Fuyuan, a county-level city in Jiamusi City 佳木斯市[Jia1 mu4 si1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 抚松县 | Fǔ sōng Xiàn | Fusong, a county in Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin |
| 抚顺县 | Fǔ shùn Xiàn | Fushun, a county in Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 抚顺市 | Fǔ shùn Shì | Fushun, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] |
| 抚养权 | fǔ yǎng quán | custody (of a child etc) |
| 抚养费 | fǔ yǎng fèi | child support payment (after a divorce) |
| 安抚 | ān fǔ | to placate; to pacify; to appease |
| 平抚 | píng fǔ | to calm; to appease; to quieten |
| 抚平 | fǔ píng | to flatten; to smooth down; to unwrinkle; (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds); to heal (sc… |
| 新抚 | Xīn fǔ | see 新撫區|新抚区[Xin1 fu3 Qu1] |
| 抚州 | Fǔ zhōu | see 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4] |
| 爱抚 | ài fǔ | to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly); affectionate care |
| 抚爱 | fǔ ài | to love tenderly; affection; loving care; to caress |
| 抚宁 | Fǔ níng | see 撫寧區|抚宁区[Fu3 ning2 Qu1] |