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芙

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hibiscus (A)

HSK 10 N1

Nature →Plants →Grasses

fú

フ

부

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound.

Components

艹 grass (top)+ 夫 husband =

芙 hibiscus (A)

艹 Meaning component

cao grass (top)

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

夫 Phonetic component

fū husband

man, male adult, husband

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

芙

Regular

Modern

Chinese

芙 [fú]

see 芙蓉[fúróng], lotus

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

芙はす

Hasu surnamegiven name

芙はちす

Hachisu unclassified name

芙ふ

Fu unclassified name

芙ぶ

Bu unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (21)

芙蓉 [Fúróng] #21,086

Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chángshāshì], Hunan

芙蓉区 [Fúróngqū] #43,751

Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chángshāshì], Hunan

芙蓉区 [Fúróngqū] #43,751

Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chángshāshì], Hunan

出水芙蓉 [chūshuǐfúróng] #46,880

as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

凯芙拉 [Kǎifúlā] #70,552

凯芙拉 [Kǎifúlā] #70,552

大唐芙蓉园 [DàtángFúróngyuán]

Tang Paradise in Xi'an

大唐芙蓉园 [DàtángFúróngyuán]

Tang Paradise in Xi'an

木芙蓉 [mùfúróng] #62,803

cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)

梳芙厘 [shūfúlí]

soufflé (loanword)

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JAPANESE WORDS (5)

芙蓉 [ふよう] #45,411

cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)

酔芙蓉 [すいふよう] #180,112

cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis cv. Versicolor)

芙蓉峰 [ふようほう] #238,702

豆腐よう [とうふよう]

Okinawan-style fermented tofu

阿芙蓉 [あふよう]