芙 (fú) — (bound morpheme) used only in 芙蓉 (fúróng): lotu…

Definition

芙 (fú) is not used alone — it appears only as part of 芙蓉 (fúróng), meaning lotus or hibiscus. By itself it has no independent meaning.

bound form

(bound morpheme) used only in 芙蓉 (fúróng): lotushibiscus

Easily confused

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Gōng yuán lǐ de fú róng kāi dé fēi cháng piào liang.
The lotuses in the park are blooming very beautifully.
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Zhè fú huà shàng huà le jǐ duǒ fú róng.
This painting has several lotuses painted on it.
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fú Róng shì yì zhǒng hěn shòu huān yíng de huā.
The lotus is a very popular flower.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

夫

Same sound today

芙 combines 艸 (grass) and 夫; 夫 gives the sound.

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