懂中文 Dong Chinese

扶

fú

support

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

夫 sound component

夫  Sound component

fū, fú

  

man

Evolution

扶 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
扶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
扶 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
扶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

扶  

fú

support, help; protect; hold on; to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help

Most common words with 扶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

扶

to help

扶持

to help

扶贫

assistance to the poor

扶手

handrail

救死扶伤

to help the dying and heal the injured