府(fǔ)

HSK 48 strokes

seat of government

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Character information

Pinyin
fǔ
Meaning
seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 府 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广付

In this compound, the meaning comes from 广 (wide); 付 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

广guǎng付fù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 府 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 府

Common words using 府 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhèng政fǔ府
HSK 4

government

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gōng公fǔ府

government post in Han dynasty

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míng冥fǔ府

underworld; hell

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dì地fǔ府

hell; the nether world; Hades

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zhōng中yāng央zhèng政fǔ府

central government

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jīng京dōu都fǔ府

Kyoto (prefecture in Japan)

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rén人mín民zhèng政fǔ府

people's government

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nèi内wù务fǔ府

Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty)

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政公冥地中央京都

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