傅 (fù): (bound form) instructor, (literary) to instruct, to attach
傅 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) instructor.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 尃 (structural). It ranks #1866 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 傅 someone 亻 who lectures 尃; 尃 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- (bound form) instructor
- (literary) to instruct
- to attach
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSomeone 亻 who lectures 尃; 尃 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻尃 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 傅
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面包师傅noun | miàn bāo shī fù | baker |
| 傅作义 | fù zuò yì | Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974), Chinese general and politician, Nationalist commander who negotiated the peaceful surrender of ... |
| 傅立叶变换 | fù lì yè biàn huàn | (math.) Fourier transform |
| 傅说 | fù shuō | Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding |
| 傅会verb | fù huì | variant of 附會|附会 |
| 傅里叶proper-noun | fù lǐ yè | Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (French mathematician, 1768-1830) |
| 傅立叶proper-noun | fù lì yè | Charles Fourier (French sociologist and socialist, 1772-1837) |
| 傅科摆noun | fù kē bǎi | Foucault's pendulum |
| 终傅noun | zhōng fù | (Catholicism) extreme unction (the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick) |
| 傅柯 | fù kē | Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw) |
傅 appears in 11 compound words: 73 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 傅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
作为傅民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi fù mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
柯傅尧成长史遭揭 陈佩琪挨轰:放过儿子
柯 fù 尧 chéng cháng shǐ zāo jiē chén pèi 琪 āi hōng : fàng guò ér zǐ
Ke Fuyao's Upbringing Exposed; Chen Peiqi Faces Backlash: "Leave My Son Alone"
装潢师傅熊抱女屋主“下体猛顶又袭胸”还追上楼 惨...
zhuāng 潢 shī fù xióng bào nǚ wū zhǔ xià tǐ měng dǐng yòu xí xiōng hái zhuī shàng lóu cǎn . . .
The decorator hugged the female homeowner and chased upstairs with a "lower body and chest".
鱼潭翻船9岁童溺毙!傅崐萁:花莲无管辖权 轰中央卸责忙切割
yú tán fān chuán 9 suì tóng nì bì ! fù 崐 萁 : huā lián wú guǎn xiá quán hōng zhōng yāng xiè zé máng qiē gē
A 9-year-old child drowned in a boat capsized in Yutan! Fu Kunqi: Hualien has no jurisdiction and the central government is busy cutting
鲤鱼潭天鹅船翻覆9岁童溺毙!傅崐萁:花东出意外 中央只想切割
lǐ yú tán tiān é chuán fān fù 9 suì tóng nì bì ! fù 崐 萁 : huā dōng chū yì wài zhōng yāng zhī xiǎng qiē gē
The swan boat capsized in Liyu Lake and drowned a 9-year-old child! Fu Kunqi: Huadong had an accident and the center just wanted to cut
“9岁童溺毙鲤鱼潭遭中央切割” 傅崐萁:民进党政府不改善也不道歉
9 suì tóng nì bì lǐ yú tán zāo zhōng yāng qiē gē fù 崐 萁 : mín jìn dǎng zhèng fǔ bù gǎi shàn yě bù dào qiàn
"A 9-year-old child drowned in Liyu Lake and was cut by the central government" Fu Kunqi: The DPP government does not improve or apologize
宝石师傅在胸针上镶了一枚大珍珠。
Bǎoshí shīfu zài xiōngzhēn shàng xiāng le yī méi dà zhēnzhū.
The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.
早安，师傅。我应该怎么样提高听力能力？
Zǎo'ān, shīfu. wǒ yīnggāi zěnmeyàng tígāo tīnglì nénglì?
Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension?
在美国的面包店，"面包师傅的一打"是13，不是12。
Zài Měiguó de miànbāo diàn,"miànbāo shīfù de yī dá " shì shí sān, bù shì shí èr.
In U.S. bakeries, a "baker's dozen" is 13, not 12.
师傅，方向反了，我要去东边，你怎么往西边开？
Shīfu, fāngxiàng fǎn le, wǒ yào qù dōngbian, nǐ zěnme wǎng xībiān kāi?
Driver, you're driving in the opposite direction. I want to go east. Why are you driving west?
Character Family
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