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麩
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麸
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bran

HSK 10
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fū
フ
ふすま
부
Phonosemantic compound. 麥 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound.
Components
麥 wheat+ 夫 husband =
麩 bran
麥 Meaning component
wheat
夫 Phonetic component
fū husband
man, male adult, husband
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Notes
Similar Characters
嗇 thrifty (trad)嘜 mark (iii) (trad)麪 flour (trad)麯 yeast (trad)麴 leaven (trad)麵 noodles (trad)伕 common laborer呋 see furan扶 lend a hand肤 superficial (simp)芙 hibiscus (A)蚨 Water-Beetle A Kind Of趺 sit麸 bran (simp)替 replace矩 square輦 Handcart A Hand-Cart (trad)辇 Hand-Cart A Hand-Cart (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
麩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
麸 / 麩 [fū]
bran
Japanese
麩 、 麸 ふ 同音
noun food wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
麬 、 麩 、 麸 ふすま 同音
noun usually kana wheat bran
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
麦麸 [mài​fū] #40,759
wheat bran
麸皮 [fū​pí] #56,374
bran (esp. of wheat)
麸皮面包 [fū​pí​miàn​bāo]
whole-wheat bread
麸质 [fū​zhì]
gluten
JAPANESE WORDS (15)
⭐ 天ぷら [てんぷら] #19,987
tempura
麩菓子 [ふがし] #104,584
candy made from wheat gluten
桜でんぶ [さくらでんぶ] #106,794
pink fish floss
麬 [ふすま] #127,501
wheat bran
お麩 [おふ] #136,599
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
生麩 [なまふ] #142,667
nama-fu
車麩 [くるまぶ] #223,517
yaki-fu (baked wheat gluten) cut in ring-shaped slices (Niigata specialty)
田麩 [でんぶ] #264,834
fish floss
粟麩 [あわぶ] #313,389
nama-fu (steamed wheat gluten) mixed with millet
揚げ麩 [あげふ]
deep-fried wheat gluten
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