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服 (fú): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 服

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How to write 服 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 服

服 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

服

月yuè · month

又yòu · again

4.

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5.

How to Use 服

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

衣服 • yī fu • clothes

HSK 1

yī衣

fu服

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

xīn心

fú服

kǒu口

fú服

de地

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Pinyinfú

Meaningto submit, to obey; clothing

Strokes8

Radical月

Traditional服

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#150

Zhuyinㄈㄨˊ

UnicodeU+670D

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服=月yuè · month+又yòu · again+卩jié

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

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.

wǒ我

shuō说

fú服

tā他

chī吃

píng苹

guǒ果

。

I persuaded him to eat an apple.

Zhè这

jiàn件

xī西

fú服

shì是

chún纯

yáng羊

máo毛

de的

。

This suit is made of pure wool.

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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