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苻

fú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the thin inner membrane of a reed stalk
  2. 2 a surname

Examples

苻坚是十六国时期前秦的皇帝。
Fú Jiān shì Shíliùguó shíqī Qiánqín de huángdì.
Fu Jian was the emperor of the Former Qin during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
苻坚的大军在淝水之战中惨败。
Fú Jiān de dàjūn zài Féishuǐ zhī zhàn zhōng cǎnbài.
His army was crushed at the Battle of the Fei River.

Tips

history
Mostly seen as a surname. 苻坚 ruled the Former Qin and tried to unify the north, but his huge army was routed at the Battle of the Fei River, the source of the idiom about every bush and tree looking like an enemy soldier.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical on top, the cap form of 草. It marks the original plant sense of 苻, a thin film inside a reed stem.
phonetic
付 fù
to pay; to hand over
Supplies the sound. Standalone 付 is fù, close to this character's reading fú. It serves only as a phonetic here.

Stroke Order

苻 fú