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芙

used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus

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How 芙 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “flower”) + 夫 (phonetic, fū)

components: 艹 夫

How to remember it

hibiscus (A) · Heisig RSH #2989

flower + 夫 husband

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夫

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夫 (fū) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
夫 sound component fū man, husband; worker; those
规 guī rules, regulations, customs, law
扶 fú to support, to protect, to help
肤 fū skin; shallow, superficial
麸 fū bran
趺 fū to sit cross-legged; tarsus, instep
呋 fū used in transliterations
蚨 fú a kind of water beetle; cash, dollars, money

Words containing 芙

WordPinyinMeaning
阿芙乐尔号 Ā fú lè ěr Hào the Russian cruiser Aurora, whose blank shot in 1917 signaled the start of the October Rev…
泡芙人 pào fú rén (coll.) skinny fat person (person who is MONW: metabolically obese normal weight)
出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's fa…
芙蓉出水 fú róng chū shuǐ lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art)
大唐芙蓉园 Dà táng Fú róng yuán Tang Paradise in Xi'an
蒂芙尼 Dì fú ní Tiffany & Co. (US luxury jewelry retailer)
凯芙拉 Kǎi fú lā Kevlar
伊芙 Yī fú Eve (name)
芙蓉区 Fú róng Qū Furong, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
芙蓉花 fú róng huā cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus
泡芙 pào fú cream puff (loanword); profiterole
阿芙蓉 ā fú róng opium
阿芙罗狄忒 Ā fú luó dí tè see 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
木芙蓉 mù fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
舒芙蕾 shū fú lěi (loanword) soufflé
梳芙厘 shū fú lí soufflé (loanword)
芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus; foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an ome…