阜 (fau6 | fu4) : mound

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阜

fau6

fu4

[1] [n] mound; small hill [2] abundant; ample; numerous; flourishing [3] the continent; the mainland [4] Kangxi radical 170

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

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

阜

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阜康 fau6 hong1 fu4 kang1 = Fukang (city in Xinjiang)

阜陽 fau6 joeng4 fu4 yang2 = Fuyang (city in Anhui)

阜陽地區 fau6 joeng4 dei6 keoi1 fu4 yang2 di4 qu1 = Fuyang district (district in Anhui)

阜南 fau6 naam4 fu4 nan2 = Fu'nan (place in Anhui)

阜寧 fau6 ning4 fu4 ning2 = Funing (place in Jiangsu)

阜平 fau6 ping4 fu4 ping2 = Fuping (place in Hebei)

阜新 fau6 san1 fu4 xin1 = Fuxin (city in Liaoning)

阜城 fau6 sing4 fu4 cheng2 = Fucheng (place in Hebei)

曲阜 kuk1 fau6 qu3 fu4 = Qufu (city in Shandong)

歧阜縣 kei4 fau6 /fau6*2 jyun6 = Gifu prefecture (in Japan)
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