CHINESE CHARACTER

府 (fǔ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

fǔ

prefect; prefecture, government

HSK 58 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

广

Primary radical

广 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 府.

付

Phonetic component

付 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 府 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 府

政府zhèngfǔ

HSK 5 · government

首府shǒufǔ

HSK 7-9 · capital city of an autonomous region

Examples using 府

政府

他们选出了新政府。

Tā men xuǎn chū le xīn zhèng fǔ。

They have elected a new government.

首府

凤凰城是亚利桑那州的首府。

Fèng huáng chéng shì yà lì sāng nà zhōu de shǒu fǔ。

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

FAQ

What does 府 (fǔ) mean in Chinese?

prefect; prefecture, government

How do you write 府 in stroke order?

府 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 府?

广 is the radical in 府. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 府?

政府 (zhèngfǔ): government; 首府 (shǒufǔ): capital city of an autonomous region.