富于 (fù yú) — to be rich in; to be full of (abstract qualities)

Definition

Written/literary verb meaning 'to be rich in (abstract qualities like imagination, passion, wisdom)'. Pairs with a single noun object — unlike 充满, which often takes a place or container as subject.

verb
to be rich into be full of (abstract qualities)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 富于，。
    Tā fù yú xiǎng xiàng lì, zǒng néng xiǎng chū hǎo bàn fǎ.
    He is rich in imagination and can always come up with good ideas.
  • 富于，。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng fù yú zhé lǐ, zhí dé fǎn fù yuè dú.
    This article is full of philosophy and is worth reading repeatedly.
  • 富于，。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng fù yú rè qíng, gǎn rǎn le suǒ yǒu tīng zhòng.
    Her speech was full of passion and moved all the audience.

Origin

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.

富fùrich
于yú

富 means rich, and 于 points to what something is full of; together they mean be rich in.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú富fù
Same sound today

富 pairs 宀, a roof-shaped part, with 畐, which gives the sound fú.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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