Pictograph of a man. The top horizontal stroke either distinguishes it from the character 大 or depicts a hairpin, something that was only worn by adults.
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Historical Evolution
夫
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夫
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
夫
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
夫
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
夫
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
夫
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
夫
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
夫
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
夫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
夫
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
夫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夫
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
夫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
夫 [fū]
husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
夫 [fú]
(classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
夫 おさち
Osachi unclassified name
夫 ふ
Fu surname
夫 ふり
Furi unclassified name
夫 ふるかつと
Furukatsuto unclassified name
夫 ぷ
Pu surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
丈夫 [zhàngfu] #550
husband
夫人 [fūren] #639
lady
夫妻 [fūqī] #3,390
husband and wife
夫妇 [fūfù] #2,629
a (married) couple
夫妇 [fūfù] #2,629
a (married) couple
功夫 [gōngfu] #3,165
skill
高尔夫 [gāo'ěrfū] #4,116
golf (loanword)
高尔夫 [gāo'ěrfū] #4,116
golf (loanword)
大夫 [dàfū] #3,299
senior official (in imperial China)
高尔夫球 [gāo'ěrfūqiú] #6,759
golf
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JAPANESE WORDS (177)
⭐ 男 [おとこ] #119
man
⭐ 夫婦 [ふうふ] #2,247
married couple
⭐ 夫人 [ふじん] #4,171
wife
⭐ 工夫 [くふう] #5,918
devising (a way)
⭐ 丈夫 [じょうぶ] #6,718
healthy
⭐ 夫妻 [ふさい] #6,923
husband and wife
人それぞれ [ひとそれぞれ] #11,943
to each his own
⭐ 其れ [それ] #17,504
that
太夫 [たゆう] #21,944
high-ranking noh actor
伯爵夫人 [はくしゃくふじん] #22,436
countess
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