扶轮 (fú lún) — Rotary (international service organization); Ro…

Definition

Refers to Rotary, the international service organization (扶轮社). Always tied to the Rotary Club context — not a general term to memorize on its own.

noun

Rotary (international service organization)Rotary Club member or related context

扶轮。
Tā jiā rù le fú lún shè.
He joined the Rotary Club.
扶轮。
fú lún Shì yí gè guó jì fú wù zǔ zhī.
Rotary is an international service organization.
扶轮。
Wǒ fù qīn shì fú lún shè de chéng yuán.
My father is a member of the Rotary Club.

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.

扌夫扶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

夫

Same sound today

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

Most 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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

車侖輪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún輪lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.