服 (fú): clothes, serve
服 (fú) is a Chinese character meaning “clothes, serve.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 月 (structural), 卩 (structural) and 又 (structural). It ranks #365 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 服 a person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- clothes, serve
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月
Decomposition: ⿰月⿸卩又 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 服
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 衣服noun | yī fu | clothes | 1 |
| 舒服adjective | shū fu | comfortable | 2 |
| 服务verb | fú wù | to serve | 3 |
| 说服verb | shuō fú | to persuade | 5 |
| 服装noun | fú zhuāng | dress | 5 |
| 克服verb | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) | 5 |
| 服用verb | fú yòng | to take (medicine) | 6 |
| 服从verb | fú cóng | to obey (an order) | 6 |
| 佩服verb | pèi fú | to admire | 6 |
| 客服adjective | kè fú | customer service | 5 |
| 羽绒服noun | yǔ róng fú | down jacket | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制服verb | zhì fú | to subdue |
| 礼服noun | lǐ fú | ceremonial robe |
| 征服verb | zhēng fú | to conquer |
| 服务员noun | fú wù yuán | waiter |
| 服务生noun | fú wù shēng | server (at a restaurant) |
| 服务器noun | fú wù qì | server (computer) |
| 服役verb | fú yì | to serve in the army |
| 屈服verb | qū fú | to surrender |
| 说服力 | shuō fú lì | persuasiveness |
| 服刑verb | fú xíng | to serve a prison sentence |
| 西服noun | xī fú | suit |
| 服药verb | fú yào | to take medicine |
| 服饰noun | fú shì | apparel |
| 晚礼服noun | wǎn lǐ fú | evening dress |
| 信服verb | xìn fú | to have faith in |
服 appears in 103 compound words: 32 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 2 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 服 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Example Sentences
服务员态度很好，耐心地解答了所有问题。
Fúwùyuán tàidù hěn hǎo, nàixīn de jiědá le suǒyǒu wèntí.
The service staff had a very good attitude and patiently answered all questions.
注入运动机能的都市休闲服 9m88柯炜林演绎科技布料的日常穿搭
zhù rù yùn dòng jī néng de dōu shì xiū xián fú 9 m 8 8 柯 炜 lín yǎn yì kē jì bù liào de rì cháng chuān dā
Urban casual wear infused with sports functions 9m88 Ke Weilin interprets the daily wear of technological fabrics
春节连假双铁服务近900万人次 初三全线运量最高
chūn jié lián jiǎ shuāng tiě fú wù jìn 9 0 0 wàn rén cì chū sān quán xiàn yùn liàng zuì gāo
During the Spring Festival holiday, the double rail service was nearly 9 million people, and the traffic volume on the third day of the new year was the highest
新北市长选战开跑! 李四川:让我回新北服务
xīn běi shì cháng xuǎn zhàn kāi pǎo ! lǐ sì chuān : ràng wǒ huí xīn běi fú wù
The New Taipei City mayoral election campaign begins! Li Sichuan: Let me go back to New Taipei to serve
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report issues with multiple network services.
盘核桃、叠衣服、穿烤肠,银河通用春晚机器人是怎么“..
pán hé táo dié yī fú chuān kǎo cháng , yín hé tōng yòng chūn wǎn jī qì rén shì zěn má . .
Cracking walnuts, folding clothes, threading sausages—how does the Galaxy Universal Spring Festival Gala robot do it?
参加派对的话，你会穿哪一件衣服？
Cānjiā pàiduì dehuà, nǐ huì chuān nǎ yī jiàn yīfu?
When considering the party, what kind of clothes are you going to wear?
你能派人拿一些衣服，好吗？
Nǐ néng pài rén ná yīxiē yīfu, hǎo ma?
Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
你从哪儿弄来的钱去买那件衣服？
Nǐ cóng nǎr nòng lái de qián qù mǎi nà jiàn yīfu?
Where did you get the money to buy that dress?
你经常服用任何药物吗？
Nǐ jīngcháng fúyòng rènhé yàowù ma?
Are you taking any medicine regularly?
Character Family
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