Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

pay

Chinese: 工资、报酬。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 付 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 支付zhī fùto pay (money)
  • 付出fù chūto pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
  • 对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with
  • 应付yìng futo deal with; to cope
  • 付款fù kuǎnto pay a sum of money; payment

Example Sentence

我用手机付了饭钱。Wǒ yòng shǒu jī fù le fàn qián.I paid for the meal with my phone.

Iyòngto use手机shǒu jīcell phoneto payle(completed action)fàncooked riceqiáncoin