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负 (fù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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负 (fù): To bear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 负

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How to write 负 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 负

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3.

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负

⺈person

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4.

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5.

How to Use 负

Bearing Responsibility or Burden

Words where 负 means to undertake or shoulder a duty, responsibility, or load.

负责 • fù zé • responsible for • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 负

负责人 • fù zé rén • person in charge

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù负

zé

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

mǎi买

fáng房

ér而

fù

Information

Pinyinfù

Meaningto bear, to carry; to owe; negative

Strokes6

Radical贝

Traditional負

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Frequency#1031

Zhuyinㄈㄨˋ

UnicodeU+8D1F

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⺈person

A person (人) carrying a shell (贝) on their back — to bear a burden or owe something, like a trader with goods.

fù负

zé责

responsible for

负担 • fù dān • bear; shoulder; burden; load • HSK 6

HSK 6

fù负

dān担

bear; shoulder; burden; load

担负 • dān fù • Undertake / Take on (responsibility) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dān担

fù负

Undertake / Take on (responsibility)

Negative or Opposite Side

Words where 负 indicates the negative side, opposite, or minus sign.

负面 • fù miàn • negative • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

fù负

miàn面

negative

正负 • zhèng fù • plus and minus • HSK 6

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zhèng正

fù负

plus and minus

责

rén人

person in charge

抱负 • bào fù • aspiration; ambition; lofty aim

HSK 6

bào抱

fù负

aspiration; ambition; lofty aim

欺负 • qī fu • browbeat; take advantage of; pick on

HSK 6

qī欺

fu负

browbeat; take advantage of; pick on

胜负 • shèng fù • victory or defeat; success or failure

HSK 6

shèng胜

fù负

victory or defeat; success or failure

辜负 • gū fù • let down; fail to live up to; be unworthy of

HSK 6

gū辜

fù负

let down; fail to live up to; be unworthy of

减负 • jiǎn fù • Reduce the burden

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn减

fù负

Reduce the burden

负

zhài债

。

He went into debt because of buying a house.

tā他

yuàn愿

yì意

wèi为

zhè这

ge个

cuò错

wù误

fù负

zé责

。

He is willing to bear responsibility for this mistake.

tā他

fù负

zé责

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

。

He is responsible for this project

xué学

fèi费

shì是

gè个

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

fù负

dān担

。

Tuition is a heavy burden

wǒ我

jiān肩

fù负

zhe着

zhào照

gù顾

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

de的

zé责

rèn任

。

I shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the puppy.

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供gōngto supply, to provide
拱gǒngto cup hands in salute; to arch
勾gōuto hook, to cancel, to tick
钩gōuhook
股gǔthigh, portion, share
故gùreason, cause; old, former

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Same Sound

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 "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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