芙 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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fú

hibiscus

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

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

夫 Sound component

fū, fú

man

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fú

hibiscus; see 芙蓉[fúróng], 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[Chángshāshì], 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)