附 (fù): to add, to attach, to be close to, to be attached
附 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “to add.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic) and 付 (phonetic). It ranks #923 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 附 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- to add
- to attach
- to be close to
- to be attached
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 附
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 附加verb | fù jiā | additional |
| 附带verb | fù dài | supplementary |
| 附属verb | fù shǔ | subsidiary |
| 附着verb | fù zhuó | to adhere |
| 依附verb | yī fù | to adhere |
| 附上verb | fù shàng | attached |
| 附属品noun | fù shǔ pǐn | accessory |
| 附和verb | fù hè | to agree |
| 附庸noun | fù yōng | vassal |
| 附注verb | fù zhù | note |
| 吸附verb | xī fù | to adhere to a surface |
| 附录verb | fù lù | appendix |
| 附笔noun | fù bǐ | postscript |
| 附属物noun | fù shǔ wù | attachment |
| 附则noun | fù zé | supplementary provision |
附 appears in 74 compound words: 58 as the first character, 18 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 附 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to put on an air of pretension despite one's own lack of cultural knowledge
to ingratiate oneself with powerful or influential people so as to acquire benefits
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom); fig. fixed on sth; to cling on without letting go
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom); fig. fixed on sth; to cling on without letting go
to put on an air of pretension despite one's own lack of cultural knowledge
to ingratiate oneself with powerful or influential people so as to acquire benefits
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 附.
Example Sentences
这个附字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě fù zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of this character is related to its radical.
东南亚加里曼丹岛附近发生7级地震
dōng nán yà jiā lǐ 曼 dān dǎo fù jìn fā shēng 7 jí dì zhèn
A magnitude 7 earthquake occurred near the island of Kalimantan in Southeast Asia
马来西亚附近海域发生7.1级地震
mǎ lái xī yà fù jìn hǎi yù fā shēng 7 . 1 jí dì zhèn
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the waters off Malaysia
沙巴附近海域7.1级地震 暂未有伤亡报告
shā bā fù jìn hǎi yù 7 . 1 jí dì zhèn zàn wèi yǒu shāng wáng bào gào
No casualties have been reported in the waters near Sabah due to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake
强生扩大高附加价值品项 接单动能曝光!
qiáng shēng kuò dà gāo fù jiā jià zhí pǐn xiàng jiē dān dòng néng pù guāng !
Johnson & Johnson expands high value-added items and exposes the momentum of receiving orders!
...|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼;AI“灵魂附..
. . . mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn ; A I líng hún fù . .
...|“ Immediately, "feel the expectations of people's livelihood in the blessing; AI's "soul attachment:
这里附近有没有邮政局？
Zhèlǐ fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu yóuzhèngjú?
Is there a post office around here?
附近有没有青年旅舍？
Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngniánlǚshè?
Is there a youth hostel near here?
对不起，附近有厕所吗？
Duìbuqǐ, fùjìn yǒu cèsuǒ ma?
Can you tell me where the restrooms are?
艺术博物馆在这附近吗？
Yìshù bówùguǎn zài zhè fùjìn ma?
Is the museum of art around here?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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