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驸

駙
fù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 驸马) the emperor's son-in-law
  2. 2 an extra horse harnessed alongside

Examples

HSK 6
他娶了公主，成了驸马。
Tā qǔ le gōngzhǔ, chéng le fùmǎ.
After marrying the princess he became the emperor's son-in-law.
HSK 6
驸马本指管理皇帝副车马的官。
Fùmǎ běn zhǐ guǎnlǐ huángdì fù chē mǎ de guān.
The title "fuma" originally referred to an official in charge of the emperor's spare horses.

Tips

history
驸 first meant the spare horse pulling a side carriage. The Han office 驸马都尉 was often given to the emperor's son-in-law, so 驸马 came to mean the imperial son-in-law himself.

Components

radical
马 mǎ
horse
马 is the horse radical, fitting the original meaning of 驸 as an extra carriage horse.
phonetic
付 fù
to hand over; to pay
付 gives the exact sound fù and carries no meaning in 驸; it is purely the phonetic.

Stroke Order

驸 fù