傅 (fu6 fu1 | fu4 fu1) : tutor; instruct; apply to

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傅

fu6 fu1

fu4 fu1

(jyutping) fu6, (pinyin) fu4
[1] [n] tutor; instructor; teacher
[2] [v] instruct; teach
[3] [v] apply to; add to; lay on
[4] [n] a Chinese family name

(jyutping) fu1, (pinyin) fu1
variant of 敷

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

傅

Don't confuse with:
傳博

This word has been viewed 5912 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2010 11:34

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師傅 si1 fu6*2 shi1 fu4 = master worker; term of address

理髮師傅 lei5 faat3 si1 fu6*2 = a barber

麵包師傅 min6 baau1 si1 fu6*2 mian4 bao1 shi1 fu4 = a baker

北方師傅 bak1 fong1 si1 fu6*2 = a chef who specializes in making Northern Chinese cuisine

柯傅 o1 fu6 = [v] to turn off

太傅 taai3 fu6 = grand minister (a Han Dynasty civil post)

為虎傅翼 wai6 fu2 fu6 jik6 wei4 hu3 fu4 yi4 = assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings

傅科擺 fu6 fo1 baai2 fu4 ke1 bai3 = Foucault's pendulum

傅立葉 fu6 laap6 jip6 fu4 li4 ye4 = Francois-Maire Charles Fourier

傅裡葉 fu6 lei5 jip6 fu4 li3 ye4 = Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
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Decimal representation of this word: 傅
Unicode code for this character: U+5085 (off-site link)

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