懂中文 Dong Chinese

芙

fú

hibiscus

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 夫 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

夫 sound component

夫  Sound component

fū, fú

  

man

Evolution

芙 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
芙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芙 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
芙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芙  

fú

hibiscus; see 芙蓉[fú​róng], lotus

Most common words with 芙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芙蓉

hibiscus

芙

hibiscus

芙蓉区

Furong district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng​shā​shì], Hunan

出水芙蓉

as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)