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俯
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bow one's head

HSK 7
Human →Actions
fǔ
フ
ふ.す、うつむ.く、ふ.せる
부
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 府 represents the sound. Simplified form of 俛.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 府 government office =
俯 bow one's head
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
府 Phonetic component
fǔ government office
prefecture
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
俯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
俯 [fǔ]
to look down; to stoop
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (32)
俯卧撑 [fǔ​wò​chēng] #11,701
press-up (physical exercise)
俯卧撑 [fǔ​wò​chēng] #11,701
press-up (physical exercise)
俯瞰 [fǔ​kàn] #18,981
to overlook
俯视 [fǔ​shì] #20,293
to overlook
俯视 [fǔ​shì] #20,293
to overlook
俯冲 [fǔ​chōng] #18,511
to dive down fast
俯冲 [fǔ​chōng] #18,511
to dive down fast
俯身 [fǔ​shēn] #21,930
to lean over
俯卧 [fǔ​wò] #51,947
to lie prone
俯卧 [fǔ​wò] #51,947
to lie prone
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 俯く [うつむく] #3,681
to hang one's head
うつ伏せ [うつぶせ] #14,810
lying face down
俯瞰 [ふかん] #19,562
overlooking
俯き [うつむき] #31,806
facing downward
俯ける [うつむける] #39,362
to turn upside down
俯す [うつぶす] #44,710
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk)
うつ伏せる [うつぶせる] #59,658
to lie face-down
俯伏 [ふふく] #72,065
prostration
俯瞰的 [ふかんてき] #72,540
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.)
俯瞰図 [ふかんず] #103,115
bird's-eye view
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