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匐
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fall prostrate

HSK 10
Abstract →Time
fú
ホク、フク
복
Phonosemantic compound. 勹 represents the meaning and 畐 represents the sound.
Components
勹 wrap+ 畐 to fill =
匐 fall prostrate
勹 Meaning component
bāo wrap
勹 is a component form of 包.
畐 Phonetic component
fú to fill
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Notes
Similar Characters
包 wrap匋 pottery甸 outlying areas鬱 depressed (trad/jp)匈 thorax匊 handful (iii)匍 lie訇 the sound of a crash副 vice-富 wealthy幅 width of cloth福 happiness蝠 bat輻 spokes (trad)辐 spokes (simp)逼 press
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
匐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
匐 [fú]
to fall prostrate
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
匍匐 [pú​fú] #22,967
to crawl
匍匐茎 [pú​fú​jīng] #61,099
(botany) stolon
匍匐茎 [pú​fú​jīng] #61,099
(botany) stolon
匍匐前进 [pú​fú​qián​jìn]
to crawl forward
匍匐前进 [pú​fú​qián​jìn]
to crawl forward
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
匍匐前進 [ほふくぜんしん] #52,767
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
匍匐 [ほふく] #73,022
creeping
匍匐茎 [ほふくけい]
stolon
匐行疹 [ふくこうしん]
ringworm
KOREAN WORDS (1)
포복
crawling