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涪

fú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 涪江) the Fu River
  2. 2 (in 涪陵) Fuling, a district of Chongqing

Examples

HSK 7-9
涪江发源于四川，汇入嘉陵江。
Fújiāng fāyuán yú Sìchuān, huìrù Jiālíngjiāng.
The Fu River rises in Sichuan and flows into the Jialing River.
HSK 7-9
涪陵以榨菜闻名。
Fúlíng yǐ zhàcài wénmíng.
Fuling is famous for its pickled mustard tuber.

Tips

usage
A geography character: the 涪江 (Fu River) and 涪陵 (Fuling, the Chongqing district whose 榨菜, pickled mustard tuber, is sold all over China).

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
Left-side water radical, the three-drop form of 水. As with most river names, the water radical marks it as a watercourse.
phonetic
咅 pǒu
(here) sound
Right side supplies the sound; the same phonetic appears in 培 and 陪, though here the river name reads fú.

Stroke Order

涪 fú