Definitions
abundant; mound
Etymology
Depicts steps on a hillside.
About
The character "阜" originates from an early pictogram depicting a terraced hill or slope, with its traditional form structurally echoing this initial concept. Its primary meaning originally centered on a mound or elevated land, but it later expanded to encompass notions of abundance and prosperity, a semantic shift possibly influenced by the fertility associated with such terrain. This character also functions as the etymological source for the left-side radical "阝", which contributes meanings related to earth, topography, and elevation in numerous compound characters.
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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。