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釜 (fǔ): Cauldron — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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4.

Related Words: 釜

釜山 • fǔshān • Busan (city in South Korea)
fǔ釜
shān山

Busan (city in South Korea)

破釜沉舟 • pò fǔ chén zhōu • burn one's bridges; cut off all means of retreat
pò破
fǔ釜
chén沉
zhōu舟

burn one's bridges; cut off all means of retreat

釜底抽薪 • fǔ dǐ chōu xīn • take drastic measures to deal with a situation
fǔ釜
dǐ底
chōu抽
xīn薪

take drastic measures to deal with a situation

5.

Example Sentences

Tā他
jué决
dìng定
pò破
fǔ釜
chén沉
zhōu舟
，
cí辞
diào掉
gōng工
zuò作
qù去
chuàng创
yè业
。

He decided to burn his bridges and quit his job to start a business.

gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
fǔ釜
lái来
shāo烧
shuǐ水
zuò做
fàn
chéng成
yǔ语
“
pò破
fǔ釜
chén沉
zhōu舟
”
biǎo
zhè这
ge个
fǔ釜
shì是
yòng用
lái来
zhǔ煮
tāng汤
de
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
xū需
yào要
fǔ釜
dǐ底
chōu
Fǔ釜
shān山
shì是
Háng韩
uó国
de的
yī一
gè个
měi

Information

Pinyinfǔ
Meaningcauldron, pot, kettle
Strokes10
Radical金
Traditional—
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#3786
Zhuyinㄈㄨˇ
UnicodeU+91DC
CangjieCKMGC
饭
。

Ancient people used cauldrons to boil water and cook food.

表
shì示
xià下
dìng定
jué决
xīn心
，
bù不
liú留
tuì退
lù路
。

The idiom 'break the cauldrons and sink the boats' means to be determined and leave no retreat.

的
。

This cauldron is used for cooking soup.

抽
xīn薪
cái才
néng能
jiě解
jué决
。

This problem requires a fundamental solution to be resolved.

美
lì丽
hǎi海
bīn滨
chéng城
shì市
。

Busan is a beautiful coastal city in South Korea.

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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
  • 讣fùobituary; give notice of death
  • 涪fúriver in Sichuan province
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Characters with radical "金".

  • 金jīngold, metal, money
  • 鉴jiànmirror, reflect; examine, inspect
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