懂中文 Dong Chinese

孚

fú

captive

Depicts a hand (爪) capturing a child (子). In ancient times during war, the victors would kill the enemy's adult men and capture only the women and children. Based on the original meaning "captive", now written as 俘.

Components
爪 iconic component

爪  Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

  

hand, claw

子 iconic component

子  Iconic component

zi, zǐ

  

child

Evolution

孚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
孚 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
孚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
孚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

孚  

fú

brood over eggs; have confidence; to trust; to believe in

Most common words with 孚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

孚

to trust

道孚

Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gān​zī​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

深孚众望

to be very popular

道孚县

Dawu county (Tibetan: rta 'u rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gān​zī​Zàng​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

孵

Sound component in 9 characters (1 verified)

俘 浮 郛 蜉 莩 殍 桴 脬 稃