呋 (fū) — (used in transliteration) phonetic component in terms like 呋喃 (furan); (old variant of 趺)
Definition
呋 (fū) is a bound phonetic character with no standalone use — it only appears in transliterations like 呋喃 (furan), and historically was a variant of 趺.
bound form
(used in transliteration) phonetic component in terms like 呋喃 (furan)(old variant of 趺)
Easily confused
- 扶fúlook-aliketo support with the hand; to help (someone) up; to hold onto (something) for support
- 夫fūsound-alikehusband (in compounds such as 夫妻, 丈夫)
- 肤fūlook-alikeskin (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
- 敷fūsound-aliketo apply (ointment, face mask, powder, etc.) onto a surface
- 孵fūsound-aliketo hatch, to brood, to incubate
- 麸fūsound-alikebran
Examples
- 呋。Huà xué shí yàn shì lǐ yǒu fū nán zhè zhǒng wù zhì.In the chemistry lab, there is a substance called furan.
- 呋。Yī shēng kāi de yào lǐ hán yǒu fū nán xī lín.The medicine the doctor prescribed contains furacilin.
- ，呋‘趺’。Zài gǔ wén zì zhōng, fū shì 'fū' de yì tǐ zì.In ancient scripts, 呋 is a variant of 趺.
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