付 (fù): to pay, to hand over to, classifier for pairs or sets of things
付 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “to pay.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #820 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 付 to hand 寸 something over to someone 亻 . Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to pay
- to hand over to
- classifier for pairs or sets of things
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo hand 寸 something over to someone 亻
Decomposition: ⿰亻寸 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 付
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对付 | duì fu | to handle |
| 应付 | yìng fu | to deal with |
| 付给 | fù gěi | to deliver |
| 付费 | fù fèi | to pay |
| 付清 | fù qīng | to pay in full |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money |
| 付账 | fù zhàng | to settle an account |
| 托付 | tuō fù | to entrust |
| 预付 | yù fù | to pay in advance |
| 付诸 | fù zhū | to apply to |
| 交付 | jiāo fù | to hand over |
| 付钱 | fù qián | to pay |
| 分期付款 | fēn qī fù kuǎn | to pay in installments |
| 付现 | fù xiàn | to pay in cash |
| 赔付 | péi fù | to pay out |
付 appears in 74 compound words: 35 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 24 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 付 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
synonym of 付諸東流 /付诸东流 (fùzhūdōngliú, “to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted”)
Example Sentences
你可以用手机支付，非常方便。
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī zhīfù, fēicháng fāngbiàn.
You can pay with your mobile phone, which is very convenient.
反乌托邦AI报告震撼华尔街 支付与软体股全面承压
fǎn wū tuō bāng A I bào gào zhèn hàn huá ěr jiē zhī fù yǔ ruǎn tǐ gǔ quán miàn chéng yā
Dystopian AI report shocked Wall Street, and payment and software stocks were under pressure across the board
【直播】HHS开改善医疗服务多方支付方协调会议
zhí bō H H S kāi gǎi shàn yī liáo fú wù duō fāng zhī fù fāng xié diào huì yì
HHS held a multi-payer coordination meeting to improve medical services
美国向联合国支付1.6亿美元部分欠款,仅为其约20..
měi guó xiàng lián gě guó zhī fù 1 . 6 yì měi yuán bù fēn qiàn kuǎn , jǐn wéi qí yuē 2 0 . .
The United States pays part of its $160 million arrears to the United Nations, only about 20 percent.
新春海外订单旺 智造赋能保交付
xīn chūn hǎi wài dìng shàn wàng zhì zào fù néng bǎo jiāo fù
Overseas orders in the New Year are strong, and smart manufacturing empowers to ensure delivery.
...6年除夕晚23:50至初一0:20网络支付最..
. . . nián chú xī wǎn zhì chū yī wǎng lào zhī fù zuì . .
... ...6 New Year's Eve night 23:50 to the first day of the year 0:20 network payment most...
我该在哪儿付煤气费？
Wǒ gāi zài nǎr fù méiqì fèi?
Where do I pay for the gas?
我们怎样才能将其付出实践？
Wǒmen zěnyàng cáinéng jiāng qí fùchū shíjiàn?
How can we put it into practice?
为什么不直接付钱给汤姆？
Wèishénme bù zhíjiē fùqián gěi Tāngmǔ?
Why didn't you just pay Tom?
我可以用信用卡付帐吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ yòng xìnyòngkǎ fù zhàng ma?
Can I pay by credit card?
Character Family
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