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弗
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negative

HSK 10
Communication →Language
fú
フツ、ホチ
どる、ず
불
Depicts rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight. Based on the original meaning "straighten". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
◎ characterless component+ ◎ characterless component =
弗 negative
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts two pieces of wood.
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a rope binding the pieces of wood together to keep them straight.
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 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 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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弗 [fú]
not
Japanese
弗 (ateji)(rare) ドル 同音

noun

  1. usually kana dollar (orig. an abbr. of ドルラル)
  2. usually kana money; cash
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
来週ハワイにいくつもりなので、銀行へ円を少しドルに替えにいかなければなりません。
I'm going to Hawaii next week, so I have to go and exchange some yen for dollars at the bank.
CHINESE WORDS (94)
弗兰克 [Fú​lán​kè] #2,038
Frank (name)
弗兰克 [Fú​lán​kè] #2,038
Frank (name)
弗格森 [Fú​gé​sēn] #63,652
Ferguson (surname)
弗洛伊德 [Fú​luò​yī​dé] #11,712
Floyd (name)
弗吉尼亚 [Fú​jí​ní​yà] #9,300
variant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州
弗吉尼亚 [Fú​jí​ní​yà] #9,300
variant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州
埃弗顿 [Aī​fú​dùn] #29,915
Everton (town in northwest England)
埃弗顿 [Aī​fú​dùn] #29,915
Everton (town in northwest England)
弗吉尼亚州 [Fú​jí​ní​yà​zhōu] #19,027
Virginia, US state
弗吉尼亚州 [Fú​jí​ní​yà​zhōu] #19,027
Virginia, US state
84 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
ドル箱 [ドルばこ] #98,985
source of funds
⭐ 阿弗利加 [アフリカ] #143,154
Africa
フッ化水素 [フッかすいそ] #180,171
hydrogen fluoride
フッ化 [フッか] #193,907
fluoridation
フッ素樹脂 [フッそじゅし] #198,483
fluororesin
フッ素 [ふっそ] #264,759
fluorine (F)
フッ化カルシウム [フッかカルシウム] #307,720
calcium fluoride (CaF2)
フッ化水素酸 [ふっかすいそさん]
hydrofluoric acid
フッ化物 [フッかぶつ]
fluoride
フッ酸 [フッさん]
hydrofluoric acid
3 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
불소
fluorine