赋 (fù) — (literary) a type of rhapsodic prose-poem (辞赋); (formal) tax, levy (赋税)
Definition
Classical noun: a rhapsodic prose-poem (one of the major genres of Chinese literature, alongside 诗). Also a formal word for a tax or levy, as in 赋税.
noun
(literary) a type of rhapsodic prose-poem (辞赋)(formal) taxlevy (赋税)
Measure word · 篇
Examples
- 赋。Zhè piān fù xiě dé hěn hǎo.This prose-poem is very well written.
- 。Gǔ dài nóng mín yào jiāo hěn duō fù shuì.Ancient farmers had to pay a lot of taxes.
- 赋。Tā de fù hěn yǒu jià zhí.His prose-poem is very valuable.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 賦; 赋 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
武
武wǔ賦fù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
For 赋, the form 賦 has 貝 (shell; money) contributing to the meaning of collecting taxes, while 武 gives the sound.
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