懂中文 Dong Chinese

夫

fū, fú

man

Pictograph of a man. The top horizontal stroke distinguishes it from the character 大.

Components
一 distinguishing component

一  Distinguishing component

yī

  

one

大 iconic component

大  Iconic component

dà, dài

  

big

Pictograph of a person standing up.

Evolution

夫 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夫 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
夫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
夫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

夫  

fū

man, male adult, husband; those; husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)

夫  

fú

(classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Most common words with 夫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

丈夫

husband

夫人

lady

夫

man

夫妻

husband and wife

夫妇

a (married) couple

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

伕

Sound component in 9 characters (1 verified)

肤 扶 芙 趺 蚨 呋 麩 麸 伕

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

替 輦 辇