fù
bear, carry
Simplified form of 負. Depicts a person (人) carrying shells (贝) on their back.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 负
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to be in charge of | ||
person in charge | ||
to bear | ||
burden | ||
to bully |
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