甫
honorific for men; courtesy name; just; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 11 examplesnoun
honorific suffix for men's courtesy names
literaryUsed in classical Chinese and formal literary contexts, now mostly seen in historical texts or formal honorific references.
Confucius's given name was Qiu, courtesy name was Zhongni, also called Nifu.
Ancient people often used fu as an honorific suffix after a man's given name.
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Taifu is a polite honorific used to ask someone's courtesy name.
Tang Yin, a Ming Dynasty painter, courtesy name Bohu, is commonly known as Tang Bohu.
His courtesy name was Zizhan, people called him Su Zifu.
noun
surname Fu
A relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Fu is a well-known scholar of ancient book collation.
adverb
just; only; barely
literaryUsed in formal written Chinese, often paired with verbs or quantifiers to indicate a small amount or short time.
Just recovered from the shock, he has not yet calmed down from the fright.
This young man is just twenty years old and has already made a name for himself in the industry.
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As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he won applause from all the audience.
Just as the project started, it encountered many technical difficulties.
Just as the moon rose in the east, a faint red glow appeared in the sky.