懂中文 Dong Chinese

黼

fǔ

embroidered official or sacrificial robe

Phonosemantic compound. 黹 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Originally written as 黹, which depicts an embroidered pattern usually found on clothing.

Components
黹 meaning component

黹  Meaning component

zhǐ

  

embroidery

甫 sound component

甫  Sound component

fǔ

  

begin

Evolution

黼 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
黼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
黼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

黼  

fǔ

embroidered official or sacrificial robe; (archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes