Dong Chinese dictionary

fū

skin

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 膚.

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

夫 Sound component

fū, fú

man

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

fū

skin; superficial, shallow

Most common words with 肤

Sources