撫 (fu2 | fu3) : console; nurture; caress

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撫

fu2

fu3

[1] console; comfort; soothe
[2] nurture; foster; bring up
[3] caress; stroke; touch

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撫 / 抚

This word has been viewed 4870 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jun 2011 01:23

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撫育 fu2 juk6 fu3 yu4 = to nurture; to raise; to tend

撫養 fu2 joeng5 fu3 yang3 = bring up; raise; foster

安撫 on1 fu2 an1 fu3 = placate, pacify, appease

愛撫 oi3 fu2 ai4 fu3 = to show tender care for; to care for (affectionately)

撫養成人 fu2 joeng5 sing4 jan4 fu3 yang3 cheng2 ren2 = to bring up (a child)

撫摸 fu2 mo2 fu3 mo1 = to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle

撫慰 fu2 wai3 fu3 wei4 = comfort, console, soothe

撫恤 fu2 seot1 fu3 xu4 = console and compensate

撫養權 fu2 joeng5 kyun4 fu3 yang3 quan2 = custody (pertaining to a child)

輕撫 hing1 fu2 qing1 fu3 = to stroke lightly; to caress
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Decimal representation of this word: 撫
Unicode code for this character: U+64ab (off-site link)

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