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附

fù
verb HSK 7-9 #4,613

Meanings

  1. 1 to attach
  2. 2 to be close to
  3. 3 enclosed

Examples

HSK 3
我家附近有一个公园。
Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yígè gōngyuán.
There is a park near my home.
HSK 3
邮件里有一个附件。
Yóujiàn lǐ yǒu yígè fùjiàn.
There is an attachment in the email.
HSK 6
这是大学的附属医院。
Zhè shì dàxué de fùshǔ yīyuàn.
This is the affiliated hospital of the university.

Tips

memory
阝(hill/mound on left) + 付 (to hand over) - something handed over alongside, sticking close like a hill clings to the land.

Components

radical
阝 fù
mound; hill (left form of 阜)
Left indexing radical 阝 (left form = 阜 mound) - different from the right-side 阝 which derives from 邑 (city). The mound-radical contributes the sense of 'leaning against, attached to a slope.' Same family: 阶 (steps), 院 (courtyard), 阻 (block) - all places set against a hillside.
phonetic
付 fù
to hand over; to pay
Right component 付 (to hand over) - supplies the exact sound fù and adds a faint semantic hint of things handed over and attached together. 付 itself shows a person 亻 plus a hand 寸 passing something. The whole 附 reads as 'attached at the side, handed over.'

Stroke Order

附 fù