幅

fú

巾 + 畐

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HSK 3.0Level 4

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Definitions

fú (noun,classifier) width; measurement unit for cloth or silk

fú (classifier) scroll; piece (of artwork)

Etymology

A roll 畐 of cloth 巾; 畐 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 幅 is structured as a phono-semantic compound with the semantic component 巾, indicating a relation to cloth or fabric, and the phonetic component 畐, which guides its pronunciation. Its original meaning was specifically the width of a bolt of cloth, which then generalized to refer to any linear width or breadth. This conceptual base subsequently allowed for applied meanings denoting the scope, range, or extent of both concrete and abstract matters.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是一幅美丽的画。

Zhè shì yī fú měilì de huà.

This is a beautiful painting.

墙上挂着一幅地图。

Qiáng shàng guà zhe yī fú dìtú.

A map is hanging on the wall.

这幅画的颜色很鲜艳。

Zhè fú huà de yánsè hěn xiānyàn.

The colors of this painting are very bright.

他买了一幅巨大的油画。

Tā mǎi le yī fú jùdà de yóuhuà.

He bought a huge oil painting.

报纸上有一幅重要的图表。

Bàozhǐ shàng yǒu yī fú zhòngyào de túbiǎo.

There is an important chart in the newspaper.

这幅照片的宽度调整过了。

Zhè fú zhàopiàn de kuāndù tiáozhěng guò le.

The width of this photo has been adjusted.

价格下降的幅度很大。

Jiàgé xiàjiàng de fúdù hěn dà.

The extent of the price drop is large.

由于这幅画的历史价值，博物馆决定高价收购。

Yóuyú zhè fú huà de lìshǐ jiàzhí, bówùguǎn juédìng gāojià shōugòu.

Due to the historical value of this painting, the museum decided to purchase it at a high price.

Related Characters

Component: 巾

Component: 畐

幅