扶植 (fú zhí) — to support and nurture; to prop up (a person, organization, or industry)

Definition

扶植 (fúzhí) means actively supporting and backing someone or something — people, talent, companies, industries — so they can grow. It implies deliberate, sustained effort (often with resources or influence), stronger than simple 培养 (training).

verb
to support and nurtureto prop up (a person, organization, or industry)

Examples

  • 扶植。
    Zhèng fǔ dà lì fú zhí xīn xīng chǎn yè de fā zhǎn.
    The government strongly fosters the growth of emerging industries.
  • 扶植。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī shì yóu jǐ wèi tóu zī zhě fú zhí qǐ lái de.
    This company was propped up by several investors.
  • 扶植，。
    Wǒ men yào fú zhí nián qīng rén cái, gěi tā men gèng duō jī huì.
    We should support young talents and give them more opportunities.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

扶fúsupport
植zhíplant

The related ideas 扶 and 植, 'support' and 'plant', combine to mean foster or prop up.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
夫
夫fū扶fú
Same sound today

The left part 扌 is a hand, matching actions like helping or supporting. The right part 夫 gives the sound fū.

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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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí植zhí
Same sound today

植 is made from 木, a tree, and 直, which gives the sound.

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