府 (fǔ): government office
府 (fǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “government office.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (semantic) and 付 (phonetic). It ranks #417 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 府 wide. Its radical form 广 (shelter) appears in many related characters such as 床 (chuáng, bed), 店 (diàn, shop), 广 (guǎng, wide, broad).
Definitions
- government office
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 府
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市政府noun | shì zhèng fǔ | city hall |
| 首府noun | shǒu fǔ | capital city of an autonomous region |
| 幕府noun | mù fǔ | (orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer |
| 华府proper-noun | huá fǔ | Washington, D.C. |
| 县政府noun | xiàn zhèng fǔ | county administration |
| 无政府主义noun | wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì | anarchism |
| 总统府noun | zǒng tǒng fǔ | presidential palace |
| 府邸noun | fǔ dǐ | mansion house |
| 政府军noun | zhèng fǔ jūn | government army |
| 冥府noun | míng fǔ | underworld |
| 城府noun | chéng fǔ | subtle |
| 府上noun | fǔ shàng | (courteous) home |
| 非政府adjective | fēi zhèng fǔ | non-governmental |
| 市府noun | shì fǔ | municipal government |
| 学府noun | xué fǔ | educational establishment |
府 appears in 89 compound words: 13 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 22 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 府 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
to return home in a ceremonial procession (usually used in the imperative).; to return home.
Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩
to return home in a ceremonial procession (usually used in the imperative).; to return home.
Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 府.
Example Sentences
市政府出台了新的政策，鼓励企业创新发展。
Shì zhèngfǔ chūtái le xīn de zhèngcè, gǔlì qǐyè chuàngxīn fāzhǎn.
The municipal government has introduced new policies to encourage enterprise innovation and development.
格陵兰岛自治政府总理称无意接收特朗普所称派往当地的医疗船
gé líng lán dǎo zì zhì zhèng fǔ zǒng lǐ chèn wú yì jiē shōu tè lǎng pǔ suǒ chèn pài wǎng dāng dì de yī liáo chuán
The prime minister of Greenland's autonomous government said he had no intention of receiving the medical ship that Trump said was sent to the area
也门安全部队向反政府示威者开火 造成至少12人伤亡
yě mén ān quán bù duì xiàng fǎn zhèng fǔ shì wēi zhě kāi huǒ zào chéng zhì shǎo 1 2 rén shāng wáng
Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators, killing at least 12 people
浙江省政府批复同意!宁波一大学将设新学院
zhè jiāng shěng zhèng fǔ pī fù tóng yì ! nìng bō yī dà xué jiāng shè xīn xué yuàn
Zhejiang Provincial Government Approves! A New College to Be Established at a University in Ningbo
斯洛伐克政府宣布进入国家石油紧急状态
sī 洛 fá kè zhèng fǔ xuān bù jìn rù guó jiā shí yóu jǐn jí zhuàng tài
The Slovak government has declared a national oil emergency.
美政府移民政策支持率创新低 国土安全部发言人离...
měi zhèng fǔ yí mín zhèng cè zhī chí lǜ chuàng xīn dī guó tǔ ān quán bù fā yán rén chī . . .
U.S. Immigration Policy Approval Hits Record Low; Homeland Security Spokesperson Steps Down...
政府应该彻底加强军队建设！
Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi chèdǐ jiāqiáng jūnduì jiànshè!
The government should strengthen their army once and for all!
他们状告政府赔偿损失。
Tāmen zhuànggào zhèngfǔ péicháng sǔnshī.
They sued the government for damages.
兰辛是密西根州的首府。
Lánxīn shì Mìxīgēn Zhōu de shǒufǔ.
Lansing is the state capital of Michigan.
凤凰城是亚利桑那州的首府。
Fènghuángchéng shì Yàlìsāngnàzhōu de shǒufǔ.
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
Character Family
广 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shelter radical
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