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1.

Animated Stroke Order 服

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2.

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3.

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服

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5.

How to Use 服

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 服 works in context.

Service and Serving

In words about service, 服 conveys the idea of serving or providing assistance.

服务 • fú wù • to serve • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 服

HSK words that contain this character.

衣服 • yī fu • clothes

HSK 1

yī衣

fu

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 服 is used in context

tā他

xīn心

fú服

kǒu口

fú服

de地

Information

Pinyinfú

Meaningto submit

Strokes8

Radical月

Traditional服

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#150

Zhuyinㄈㄨˊ

UnicodeU+670D

CangjieSBMS

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卩kneeling person

服=月boat+又hand+卩kneeling person

A hand (又) pressing a boat (舟) to serve or obey — to submit or wear clothing.

fú服

wù务

to serve

服务员 • fú wù yuán • waiter/waitress; attendant • HSK 2

HSK 2

fú服

wù务

yuán员

waiter/waitress; attendant

客服 • kè fú • customer service; customer support • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

kè客

fú服

customer service; customer support

服务器 • fú wù qì • Server • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fú服

wù务

qì器

Server

Submission and Persuasion

In words about yielding or convincing, 服 indicates submission, acceptance, or being persuaded.

说服 • shuō fú • to convince; persuade • HSK 5

HSK 5

shuō说

fú服

to convince; persuade

服从 • fú cóng • to obey; submit to • HSK 6

HSK 6

fú服

cóng从

to obey; submit to

屈服 • qū fú • surrender; yield • HSK 6

HSK 6

qū屈

fú服

surrender; yield

服气 • fú qì • be convinced • HSK 6

HSK 6

fú服

qì气

be convinced

服

clothes

舒服 • shū fu • comfortable

HSK 3

shū舒

fu服

comfortable

佩服 • pèi fú • to admire; have a high opinion of

HSK 5

pèi佩

fú服

to admire; have a high opinion of

克服 • kè fú • overcome; conquer; endure

HSK 5

kè克

fú服

overcome; conquer; endure

服装 • fú zhuāng • dress; clothing; costume

HSK 5

fú服

zhuāng装

dress; clothing; costume

制服 • zhì fú • uniform

HSK 6

zhì制

fú服

uniform

jiē接

shòu受

le了

pī批

píng评

。

He accepted the criticism wholeheartedly and without argument.

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

This piece of clothing is very beautiful.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

fú服

wù务

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The service at this restaurant is very good.

zhè这

zhāng张

chuáng床

shuì睡

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

shū舒

fú服

。

This bed is very comfortable to sleep on.

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