Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 無 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (撫)
Simplified (抚)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
撫
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
撫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
撫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
撫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
撫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
撫
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
撫
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
撫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抚 / 撫 [fǔ]
to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
撫 なで
Nade surname
CHINESE WORDS (38)
抚养 [fǔyǎng] #3,795
to foster
抚摸 [fǔmō] #7,980
to gently caress and stroke
安抚 [ānfǔ] #10,078
to placate
抚慰 [fǔwèi] #13,297
to console
爱抚 [àifǔ] #12,306
to caress
抚顺 [Fǔshùn] #19,758
Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
巡抚 [xúnfǔ] #29,277
inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
抚恤金 [fǔxùjīn] #20,037
compensation payment (for injury)
抚养费 [fǔyǎngfèi] #24,672
child support payment (after a divorce)
抚育 [fǔyù] #26,583
to nurture
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JAPANESE WORDS (38)
⭐ 撫でる [なでる] #3,015
to stroke
愛撫 [あいぶ] #9,057
caressing
胸を撫で下ろす [むねをなでおろす] #10,862
to be relieved
撫で回す [なでまわす] #17,513
to pat (e.g. a dog)
撫で付ける [なでつける] #23,786
to comb down
逆なで [さかなで] #28,966
rubbing (someone) the wrong way
撫で上げる [なであげる] #34,926
to comb back
撫子 [なでしこ] #35,220
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus)
撫でさする [なでさする] #35,246
to caress
猫なで声 [ねこなでごえ] #36,087
soft, coaxing voice
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KOREAN WORDS (2)