敷
to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,370 U+6577
How 敷 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “tap”) + 旉 (phonetic)
components: 旉 攵
How to remember it
apply · Heisig RSH #2796
dog tag + 放 release
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 敷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入不敷出 | rù bù fū chū | income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet |
| 热敷布 | rè fū bù | hot compress |
| 冷敷布 | lěng fū bù | cold compress |
| 敷汤药 | fū tāng yào | (coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses |
| 泥敷剂 | ní fū jì | poultice |
| 敷衍了事 | fū yǎn liǎo shì | (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions |
| 外敷 | wài fū | to apply externally |
| 敷布 | fū bù | medical dressing; bandage |
| 热敷 | rè fū | to apply a hot compress |
| 敷料 | fū liào | medical dressing |
| 敷粉 | fū fěn | to sprinkle powder; a dusting |
| 冷敷 | lěng fū | to apply a cold compress |
| 敷衍塞责 | fū yǎn sè zé | (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously |
| 敷演 | fū yǎn | variant of 敷衍; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classics) |
| 敷设 | fū shè | to lay; to spread out |
| 敷陈 | fū chén | to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative |
| 敷贴 | fū tiē | to smear; to apply glue or ointment to a surface |
| 涂敷 | tú fū | to smear; to daub; to plaster; to apply (ointment) |
| 仓敷 | Cāng fū | Kurashiki (city in Japan) |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to … |