literary
archaic

Meaning of

阜 means mound; small hill; abundant; plentiful; rich. Pronounced fù.

  • mound; small hill
  • abundant; plentiful; rich
  • surname Fu

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Yuǎn
shān
 
lián
mián
jué
 

The distant mountains resemble mounds, stretching continuously.

shān
cuī
wéi
 
ǎi
 

That mountain is lofty, while that mound is low.

wén
zhōng
cháng
 '
 '
dài
zhǐ
qiū
 

In ancient texts, '阜' is often used to refer to earthen mounds.

Chéng
wài
yǒu
 
xiāng
chuán
wèi
dài
zhàn
chǎng
zhǐ
 

There is a mound outside the city, said to be the site of an ancient battlefield.

 
Shī
Jīng
 
yǒu
yún
 
 '
shān
 
gāng
líng
 
 '

The Book of Songs says: 'Like mountains and mounds, like ridges and hills.'