width of cloth

HSK 5 N2

Abstract →Qualities

fú

フク

はば

폭, 복

A roll 畐 of cloth 巾; 畐 also provides the pronunciation

Components

巾 towel+ 畐 to fill =

幅 width of cloth

巾 Meaning component

jīn towel

kerchief

畐 Meaning component

fú to fill

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

幅

Regular

Modern

Chinese

幅 [fú]

width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures

Japanese

幅、巾 (rare) はば同音

noun

width; breadth
freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

幅、布の同音

nounn-sufcounter unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system)

幅ふく同音

noun scroll
suffixcounter counter for scrolls (also ぶく, ぷく)

Korean

폭 [幅]

Noun

width; breadth; The horizontal length of a plane figure or a wide object.; scope; range; The scope of something.; piece; A piece of paper or cloth, that is cut to the same length as other pieces, to be connected together.; pok; piece; fold: A piece of paper or cloth, that is cut to the same length as other pieces, to be connected together, or a unit used to count a work of painting, scrolls, etc.

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

この川の幅が１マイルある。

This river is one mile across.

Japanese Names

幅はば

Haba surname

幅ふく

Fuku surname

CHINESE WORDS (40)

幅度 [fúdù] #18,122

width