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府
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government office

HSK 4 N2
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fǔ
フ
부
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 付 represents the sound.
Components
广 roof+ 付 pay =
府 government office
广 Meaning component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
付 Phonetic component
fù pay
give, deliver, pay, hand over
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Notes
Similar Characters
厅 room (simp)厨 closet (simp)庀 to prepare庄 farmstead (simp)庇 shield庋 a cupboard or序 preface庐 hut (simp)庑 luxuriant (simp)库 armory (simp)底 bottom庖 cooking店 store庙 imperial (simp)庞 big (simp)废 abrogate (simp)庠 village school庥 shelter座 seat庫 warehouse (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
府
Regular
Modern
Chinese
府 [fǔ]
seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
Japanese
府 ふ 同音

noun

  1. (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto)
  2. centre (e.g. of learning); center; seat
  3. (government) office
  4. historical fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
府 ふたか
Futaka surname
CHINESE WORDS (132)
政府 [zhèng​fǔ] #878
government
市政府 [shì​zhèng​fǔ] #10,449
city hall
首府 [shǒu​fǔ] #11,056
capital city of an autonomous region
县政府 [xiàn​zhèng​fǔ] #21,415
county administration
县政府 [xiàn​zhèng​fǔ] #21,415
county administration
幕府 [mù​fǔ] #14,183
(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer
华府 [Huá​fǔ] #15,570
Washington, D.C.
华府 [Huá​fǔ] #15,570
Washington, D.C.
总统府 [zǒng​tǒng​fǔ] #24,994
presidential palace
总统府 [zǒng​tǒng​fǔ] #24,994
presidential palace
122 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (186)
⭐ 政府 [せいふ] #4,222
government
⭐ 幕府 [ばくふ] #13,819
shogunate
⭐ 日本政府 [にほんせいふ] #23,460
Japanese government
冥府 [めいふ] #24,981
realm of the dead
甲府 [こうふ] #31,206
Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)
府中 [ふちゅう] #37,936
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system)
新政府 [しんせいふ] #40,264
new government
大阪府 [おおさかふ] #41,023
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
⭐ 都道府県 [とどうふけん] #41,343
prefectures (of Japan)
反政府 [はんせいふ] #41,916
anti-government
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KOREAN WORDS (7)
정부 #4,748
government
무정부
anarchy
무정부주의
anarchism
반정부
antigovernment
입법부
legislative body
중앙 정부
central government
행정부
administration; executive branch