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孵

fū
verb #20,389

Meanings

  1. 1 to hatch
  2. 2 to incubate (eggs)
  3. 3 to brood

Examples

母鸡需要三周时间孵出小鸡。
Mǔjī xūyào sān zhōu shíjiān fū chū xiǎojī.
A hen needs three weeks to hatch her chicks.
那枚恐龙蛋被科学家人工孵化。
Nà méi kǒnglóng dàn bèi kēxuéjiā réngōng fūhuà.
That dinosaur egg was artificially incubated by scientists.
鸟妈妈一直在巢里孵蛋。
Niǎo māma yīzhí zài cháo lǐ fū dàn.
The mother bird has been sitting on her eggs in the nest.

Tips

usage
孵 is most commonly seen in the compound 孵化 (fūhuà, to incubate/hatch) and the phrase 孵蛋 (fū dàn, to sit on eggs). As a standalone verb, 孵 refers specifically to the incubation of eggs by birds or artificially.

Stroke Order

孵 fū