阜

fù

十 + 𠂤

Definitions

fù abundant; mound

Etymology

Depicts steps on a hillside.

About

阜 is an independent ideogram and radical that originally depicted steps on a hillside, representing a terraced hill or earthen mound. Its form evokes the layered descent of a slope. From the image of a massive earthen mound, the meaning extended to abundance and wealth. As a semantic component, it appears in the compressed left-side form 阝 (the left ear radical), contributing senses of hills, dams, or elevation.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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我去过阜新市。

Wǒ qùguò Fùxīn shì.

I have been to Fuxin City.

阜阳的风景很美。

Fùyáng de fēngjǐng hěn měi.

The scenery in Fuyang is beautiful.

阜康位于新疆北部。

Fùkāng wèiyú Xīnjiāng běibù.

Fukang is located in northern Xinjiang.

他出生在阜平县。

Tā chūshēng zài Fùpíng xiàn.

He was born in Fuping County.

这座城市经济阜盛。

Zhè zuò chéngshì jīngjì fùshèng.

This city has a prosperous economy.

这里物产阜丰，人民富裕。

Zhèlǐ wùchǎn fùfēng, rénmín fùyù.

Here, products are abundant, and people are wealthy.

山阜连绵，形成天然屏障。

Shān fù liánmián, xíngchéng tiānrán píngzhàng.

The hills stretch continuously, forming a natural barrier.

依据山阜地势，修建了公路。

Yījù shān fù dìshì, xiūjiàn le gōnglù.

Based on the hill terrain, a highway was built.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 十

Component: 𠂤

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