fǔ抚（撫）
抚（撫）
common
verb
Meaning of 抚
抚 means to comfort; to console; to express sympathy; to raise; to nurture; to care for. Pronounced fǔ.
- to comfort; to console; to express sympathy
- to raise; to nurture; to care for
- to stroke; to pat gently
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes15
Components
扌
無
Stroke Order
抚
Definitions & Examples
Zhèng政
fǔ府
pài派
rén人
fǔ抚
wèn问
dào道
zāi灾
qū区
qún群
zhòng众
。
The government sent people to console the disaster survivors.
Shàng上
jí级
lǐng领
dǎo导
qīn亲
zì自
lái来
fǔ抚
xù恤
zāi遇
nàn难
jiā家
shǔ属
。
Senior leaders personally came to offer pensions and comfort to the families of the victims.
Tā她
wēn温
róu柔
de地
fǔ抚
wèn问
le了
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
。
She gently comforted the injured child.
Zāi灾
hòu后
wèi慰
wèn问
huó活
dòng动
zhǐ旨
zài在
fǔ抚
mín民
xīn心
。
Post-disaster condolences are meant to comfort the people.
Tā他
xiě写
xìn信
fǔ抚
yuǎn远
zài在
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
nián年
mài迈
fù父
mǔ母
。
He wrote letters to comfort his elderly parents living far away at home.
Relations
Common Words
抚慰 / 撫慰fǔwèi
console; comfort; soothe
抚恤 / 撫卹fǔxù
provide comfort and financial aid to casualties or bereaved families of public service
抚养 / 撫養fǔyǎng
raise; foster; bring up
抚育 / 撫育fǔyù
nurture; foster; cultivate
抚摸 / 撫摸fǔmō
to caress; to stroke; to comfort
巡抚 / 巡撫xúnfǔ
imperial inspector; provincial governor
安抚 / 安撫ānfǔ
console; comfort; reassure; pacify
抚恤金 / 撫卹金fǔxùjīn
pension for the disabled or bereaved; compensation