伏 fú — crouch, hide · English

伏

fú

crouch, hide

At a glance · 伏

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

伏字小篆从人从犬，会意为犬趴伏、人屈服隐蔽；本义为俯伏、潜藏。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

伏本义为趴伏、潜藏，引申为降伏。

Structure

会意字，从人从犬，象犬伏于人侧或人俯伏之形。

At a glance

Pinyinfú

Radical亻

Strokes6

UnicodeU+4F0F

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English crouch, hide Fu is an associative character of a person and a dog, meaning to crouch and hide.

Français s'accroupir, cacher Fu est un caractère associatif d'une personne et d'un chien, signifiant s'accroupir et cacher.

Español agacharse, esconder Fu es un carácter asociativo de una persona y un perro, significa agacharse y esconder.

العربية يتكور، يختبئ فو حرف تركيبي لشخص وكلب، يعني الانكماش والاختباء.

Русский припадать, прятаться Фу — ассоциативный знак человека и собаки, означает припадать и прятаться.

Common words

埋伏mái fúambush
伏击fú jīsurprise attack

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