Definitions
(noun)
husband; man
Etymology
Pictograph of a man. The top horizontal stroke either distinguishes it from the character 大 or depicts a hairpin, something that was only worn by adults.
About
The character 夫 is an ideogram depicting a grown man with a hairpin, a symbol of adulthood in historical culture when men tied their hair upon maturity. Its structure combines the component 大 (an adult person) with an added horizontal stroke 一 on top, representing the hairpin or hat worn by adult males. The primary meaning is an adult man, a husband, or a laborer. As a grammatical particle, 夫 was used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a topic or at the end to express emotion, though its use as a noun for a male spouse remains the most common function today.
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我丈夫是一名医生。
那位夫人非常和蔼可亲。
他的中国功夫很厉害。
这位老农夫在田里工作。
他们是一对模范夫妻。
老夫老妻的感情很深。
做事不能只凭匹夫之勇。
有如此成就，夫复何求？