懂中文 Dong Chinese

麸

fū

bran

Phonosemantic compound. 麦 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 麩.

Components
麦 meaning component

麦  Meaning component

mài

  

wheat

夫 sound component

夫  Sound component

fū, fú

  

man

Evolution

麸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
麸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
麸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
麸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

麸 (麩) 

fū

bran

麸 (䴸) 

fū

variant of 麩|麸[fū]

Most common words with 麸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

麸

bran

麦麸

wheat bran

麸皮

bran (esp. of wheat)