阜 fù — mound, hill · English

阜

fù

mound, hill

At a glance · 阜

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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、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文象阶梯状的山坡或土山，象形。小篆作「阜」，作偏旁在左为「阝」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「阜」本指大土山，引申为高、盛、多。

Structure

象形字，象层叠的山坡之形。

At a glance

Pinyinfù

Radical阜

Strokes8

UnicodeU+961C

Character type象形

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English mound, hill A mound or hill; abundant.

Français colline, butte Une butte ou colline; abondant.

Español colina, montículo Una colina o montículo; abundante.

العربية تلٌ مرتفع تل أو هضبة؛ وفير.

Русский холм, возвышенность Холм или возвышенность; обильный.

Common words

阜fùmound
曲阜qū fùQufu

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