fǔ甫
甫
common
literary
Meaning of 甫
甫 means honorific suffix for men's courtesy names; surname Fu. Pronounced fǔ.
- honorific suffix for men's courtesy names
- surname Fu
- just; only; barely
Character Info
Radical用
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Components
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Stroke Order
甫
Definitions & Examples
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
míng名
qiū丘
，
zì字
zhòng仲
ní尼
，
yòu又
chēng称
ní尼
fǔ甫
。
Confucius's given name was Qiu, courtesy name was Zhongni, also called Nifu.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
fǔ甫
zuò作
wéi为
nán男
zǐ子
de的
měi美
chēng称
jiā加
zài在
míng名
zi字
hòu后
。
Ancient people often used fu as an honorific suffix after a man's given name.
Tái台
fǔ甫
shì是
xún询
wèn问
duì对
fāng方
biǎo表
zì字
de的
jìng敬
cí辞
。
Taifu is a polite honorific used to ask someone's courtesy name.
Míng明
dài代
huà画
jiā家
Táng唐
yín寅
，
zì字
Bó伯
fǔ虎
，
shì世
chēng称
Táng唐
Bó伯
fǔ虎
。
Tang Yin, a Ming Dynasty painter, courtesy name Bohu, is commonly known as Tang Bohu.
Tā他
de的
biǎo表
zì字
shì是
zǐ子
zhān瞻
，
rén人
chēng称
Sū苏
zǐ子
fǔ甫
。
His courtesy name was Zizhan, people called him Su Zifu.