fǔ
government
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 付 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
fǔ
prefecture; prefect; government; seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
Most common words with 府
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
government | ||
city hall | ||
mansion | ||
capital city of an autonomous region | ||
county administration |
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