府上 (fǔ shǎng) — (polite) your home; your residence; (polite) yo…

Definition

Honorific 'your residence / your family,' used when speaking politely to a guest or social equal — far more formal than 家.

noun

(polite) your homeyour residence(polite) your family

府上。
Gǎi tiān wǒ yí dìng dēng mén bài fǎng fǔ shǎng.
I will definitely visit your home another day.
府上？
Qǐng wèn fǔ shǎng zhù zài nǎ lǐ?
May I ask where your residence is?
府上？
fǔ shǎng Quán jiā dōu hǎo ma?
Is your whole family well?

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

府fǔresidence

上shàngpolite tone

府 names the residence, 上 lends courtesy, together politely naming a home.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.