Meaning
to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help
Chinese: 用手支持，也表示帮助。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 扶 is the 2nd 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
- 扶持fú chíto help; to assist
- 扶正fú zhèngto set sth upright or straight; to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal); (old) to raise from concubine to wife status
- 扶手fú shǒuhandrail; armrest
- 扶助fú zhùto assist
- 扶养fú yǎngto foster; to bring up; to raise
Example Sentence
他热心地扶老人过马路。Tā rè xīn de fú lǎo rén guò mǎ lù.He kindly helped the old man across the road.
他Tāhe热心rè xīnenthusiastic地de(adverb marker)扶fúto support with the hand老人lǎo rénold man or woman过马路guò mǎ lùto cross the street。