夫 (fū) — husband (in compounds such as 夫妻, 丈夫); man (in compounds such as 匹夫); worker (in compounds such as 农夫, 渔夫)
Definition
夫 (fū) is a bound classical form meaning 'man / husband' that only appears in set compounds — never used alone. Read 丈夫 as a unit, not as two characters with this same sense.
bound form
husband (in compounds such as 夫妻, 丈夫)man (in compounds such as 匹夫)worker (in compounds such as 农夫, 渔夫)
Examples
- 。fū Qī zhī jiān yīng gāi hù xiāng lǐ jiě.Husband and wife should understand each other.
- 。Zhè wèi nóng fū měi tiān zǎo qǐ zhòng tián.This farmer gets up early every day to farm.
- ，。Zài gǔ dài, yú fū kào bǔ yú wéi shēng.In ancient times, fishermen lived by fishing.
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