Definitions
abundant; mound
Etymology
Depicts steps on a hillside.
About
阜 is an independent ideogram depicting a terraced hill or earthen mound, serving as its own radical. Its structure originally visualized the steps or layers of a hillside, representing natural topography and elevated terrain. From this concrete meaning of a large mound, its sense extended metaphorically to imply abundance, wealth, and plentifulness. As a component in other characters, it usually appears in a compressed form on the left side, known as the left ear radical, where it conveys meanings related to hills, dams, or elevation.
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我去过阜新市。
阜阳的风景很美。
阜康位于新疆北部。
他出生在阜平县。
这座城市经济阜盛。
这里物产阜丰，人民富裕。
山阜连绵，形成天然屏障。
依据山阜地势，修建了公路。