懂中文 Dong Chinese

抚

fǔ

pat

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 无 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撫.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

无 sound component

无  Sound component

wú

  

negative

Evolution

抚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
抚 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
抚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

抚 (撫) 

fǔ

pat, console, comfort; pacify; to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor

Most common words with 抚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

抚养

to foster

抚摸

to pet

抚

to comfort

安抚

to placate

抚慰

to console