负(fù)

HSK 36 strokesTrad. 負

to bear

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Character information

Pinyin
fù
Meaning
to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
負

Origin & structure

Where 负 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺈贝

A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

⺈贝bèi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 負: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 貝

How to write 负 step by step

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

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Words with 负

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

shèng胜fù负
HSK 5

victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle

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qī欺fù负
HSK 6

to bully

Open 欺负 page →
bào抱fù负
HSK 7-9

aspiration

Open 抱负 page →
dān担fù负
HSK 7-9

to shoulder

Open 担负 page →
jiān肩fù负
HSK 7-9

to shoulder (a burden)

Open 肩负 page →
zì自fù负
HSK 7-9

conceited

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bù不fù负

to live up to

Open 不负 page →
gū孤fù负

variant of 辜负

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