outer walls of city

Components
孚 sound component

  Sound component

  

captive

阝 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

hill, place

city

Evolution

郛 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
郛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

outer walls of city; suburbs