傅 (fù) — (bound form) teacher, instructor (as in 师傅, 太傅); (bound form) to apply (as in 傅粉); a surname
Definition
Bound morpheme (always part of a longer word): 师傅 means 'master/skilled worker' and 太傅 the imperial 'tutor'. Also a surname.
bound form
teacherinstructor (as in 师傅, 太傅)to apply (as in 傅粉)a surname
Examples
- 。Wǒ de shī fù hěn yǒu jīng yàn.My master is very experienced.
- 傅。Gǔ dài de tài fù shì huáng dì de lǎo shī.In ancient times, the grand tutor was the emperor's teacher.
- 傅。Wǒ men gōng sī de jīng lǐ xìng fù.Our company's manager's surname is Fu.
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.
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū傅fù
Same sound today
傅 is built from 亻, a standing person, beside 尃, which supplies the sound fū.
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