傅

fù

亻 + 尃

Definitions

fù (verb) to instruct; to teach

fù (verb) to attach; to apply

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尃 represents the sound.

About

傅 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 ('person') hints at the meaning, and 尃 (fū) gives the sound. It originally meant teacher, tutor, or to assist, and historically designated an official tutor to royalty or a master artisan passing on technical knowledge. The character also carried the sense of applying or attaching something, like powder to the face, but the educational and professional title became more prominent. Today it is a common surname and appears in the word for a master worker or teacher.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

师傅，请教我做饭。

Shīfu, qǐng jiāo wǒ zuòfàn.

Master, please teach me to cook.

我的师傅很严格。

Wǒ de shīfu hěn yángé.

My master is very strict.

傅老师今天没来。

Fù lǎoshī jīntiān méi lái.

Teacher Fu did not come today.

这位傅师傅手艺高超。

Zhè wèi Fù shīfu shǒuyì gāochāo.

This Master Fu has superb skills.

我听说傅教授很有名。

Wǒ tīngshuō Fù jiàoshòu hěn yǒumíng.

I heard that Professor Fu is very famous.

傅师傅在工厂里工作了很多年。

Fù shīfu zài gōngchǎng lǐ gōngzuòle hěnduō nián.

Master Fu has worked in the factory for many years.

如果你有问题，可以问傅老师。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu wèntí, kěyǐ wèn Fù lǎoshī.

If you have questions, you can ask Teacher Fu.

傅师傅不仅技术好，而且乐于助人。

Fù shīfu bùjǐn jìshù hǎo, érqiě lèyú zhùrén.

Master Fu not only has good skills, but also is happy to help others.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

Component: 尃

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