傅 fù — tutor · English

傅

fù

tutor

At a glance · 傅

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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.

「傅」从人尃声，小篆从人尃声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「傅」本义为辅佐、教导，引申师傅、靠近。

Structure

从人、尃(fū)声，形声字，人表义类，尃表音，指辅导之师。

At a glance

Pinyinfù

Radical亻

Strokes12

UnicodeU+5085

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English tutor tutor, teacher; assist; surname

Français maître / tuteur Maître, tuteur. «外受傅训» : le précepteur.

Español maestro / tutor Maestro, tutor. «外受傅训»: el preceptor.

العربية معلّم / وصيّ معلّم، وصيّ. «外受傅训»: المُعَلِّم.

Русский наставник / учитель Наставник, учитель. «外受傅训»: наставник.

Common words

师傅shī fùmaster
傅fùtutor

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