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拂
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caress

HSK 10
Human →Actions
fú
ヒツ、フツ、ホツ
はら.う
불, 필
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 弗 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 弗 negative =
拂 caress
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
弗 Phonetic component
fú negative
not, negative
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
拂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
拂 [bì]
old variant of 弼[bì]
拂 [fú]
to brush away
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
拂晓 [fú​xiǎo] #23,185
daybreak
拂晓 [fú​xiǎo] #23,185
daybreak
吹拂 [chuī​fú] #29,911
to brush
拂袖而去 [fú​xiù​'ér​qù] #47,647
to storm off in a huff (idiom)
拂尘 [fú​chén] #37,054
horsetail whisk
拂尘 [fú​chén] #37,054
horsetail whisk
飘拂 [piāo​fú] #51,571
to drift lightly
飘拂 [piāo​fú] #51,571
to drift lightly
拂动 [fú​dòng] #52,518
(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently
拂动 [fú​dòng] #52,518
(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently
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