fú

浮屠

Word · VerbTraditional佛

seem; resemble; oppose

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to seem; to resemble; as if

literary

Used in the compound word 仿佛 (fǎngfú). This pronunciation is almost exclusively used in this context in modern Chinese.

Tā他
de的
shēng声
yīn音
fǎng仿
fú佛
jiù就
zài在
ěr耳
biān边
 。

His voice seems to be right by my ear.

Zhè这
jǐng景
sè色
fǎng仿
fú佛
yī一
fú幅
huà画
 。

This scenery resembles a painting.

2.

verb

to oppose; to go against (archaic)

archaic

Archaic usage, equivalent to the character 拂 in the sense of opposing. Rare in modern language.

 （
Gǔ古
 ）
fú佛
lì戾
shèng圣
yì意
 。

(Ancient) To oppose the emperor's will.