noun #24,548

Meanings

  1. 1 fu (classical Chinese literary form)
  2. 2 ode
  3. 3 to compose (verse)
  4. 4 tax; levy (classical)

Examples

Sū Shì de «Chìbì Fù» shì Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn wénxué de guībǎo.
Su Shi's Ode to the Red Cliff is a treasure of classical Chinese literature.
Tā yǒu yín shī zuò fù de yǎhào.
He has an elegant pastime of reciting poems and composing odes.

Tips

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Fu () is a distinctive Chinese literary genre blending poetry and prose, characterized by elaborate description, parallelism, and tonal patterns. It flourished during the Han dynasty and is one of China's oldest literary forms. Famous examples include 《》by Cao Zhi and 《》by Su Shi.

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