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伏 (fú): To lie prostrate — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

伏

亻rén · person

犬quǎn · dog

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4.

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5.

How to Use 伏

Concealment / Lying in Wait

These words involve hiding or waiting secretly.

埋伏 • mái fú • ambush; lie in wait • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

tiān天

fú伏

àn案

gōng工

zuò

Information

Pinyinfú

Meaningto lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

Strokes6

Radical亻

Traditional伏

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1962

Zhuyinㄈㄨˊ

UnicodeU+4F0F

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亻rén · person

+犬quǎn · dog

mái埋

fú伏

ambush; lie in wait

潜伏 • qián fú • lurk • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qián潜

fú伏

lurk

Rise and Fall / Fluctuation

These words describe alternating upward and downward motion or change.

起伏 • qǐ fú • rise and fall; ups and downs; undulate • HSK 6

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qǐ起

fú伏

rise and fall; ups and downs; undulate

此起彼伏 • cǐ qǐ bǐ fú • one after another / alternately • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cǐ此

qǐ起

bǐ彼

作

shí十

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

He works at his desk for ten hours every day.

tā他

xū需

yào要

yī一

zhī只

jiǔ九

fú伏

tè特

de的

biàn变

yā压

qì器

。

He needs a nine-volt transformer.

shì士

bīng兵

men们

zài在

shān山

gǔ谷

zhōng中

shè设

xià下

mái埋

fú伏

。

The soldiers set up an ambush in the valley.

hù护

shì士

yòng用

diǎn碘

fú伏

gěi给

wǒ我

xiāo消

dú毒

shāng伤

kǒu口

。

The nurse used iodophor to disinfect my wound.

zhè这

piàn片

qiū丘

líng陵

dì地

shì势

qǐ起

fú伏

hěn很

dà大

。

The terrain of these hills has great undulations.

fú

伏

one after another / alternately

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Characters pronounced "fu".

阜fùmound; abundant, ample, numerous
腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
弗fúnot, negative
甫fǔbegin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li
釜fǔcauldron, pot, kettle
讣fùobituary; give notice of death

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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