Meaning
to comfort; touch gently with hand
Chinese: 轻轻按摸，也表示安抚。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 抚 is the 3rd 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
- 抚养fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up; to raise
- 抚摸fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
- 安抚ān fǔto placate; to pacify; to appease
- 抚养费fǔ yǎng fèichild support payment (after a divorce)
- 抚恤fǔ xù(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
Example Sentence
妈妈轻轻地抚摸着孩子的头发。Mā ma qīng qīng de fǔ mō zhe hái zi de tóu fa.Mom gently stroked the child hair.
妈妈Mā mamama轻轻qīng qīnglightly地de(adverb marker)抚摸fǔ mōto gently caress and strok着zhe(ongoing action)孩子hái zichild的deof头发tóu fahair (on the head)。