Dong Chinese dictionary

fù

attach, be near

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 付 represents the sound.

Components

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

付 Sound component

fù

pay

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fù

adhere to, append; rely on near to; to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached

fù

variant of 附[fù]

Most common words with 附

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