弗 - Dong Chinese dictionary

fú

not

Original meaning:

straighten

Depicts rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight. Based on the original meaning "straighten". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts two pieces of wood.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a rope binding the pieces of wood together to keep them straight.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

弗

fú

not, negative; not

Most common words with 弗

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	弗	not
	弗兰克	Frank (name)
	弗格森	Ferguson (surname)
	弗洛伊德	Floyd (name)
	弗吉尼亚	Virginia, US state

Component uses

Sound component in 15 characters (5 verified)

費费佛彿髴拂沸狒氟砩怫茀紼绋艴

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*p[u]t	pjut	fú	(negation)
*put	pjut	fú	gust of wind
*put	pjut	fú	writing brush (pron. in Yān 燕, ap. Shuōwén, E. Hàn)