fú
hibiscus
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 芙
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
hibiscus | ||
hibiscus | ||
Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chángshāshì], Hunan | ||
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) |
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