Meaning
prefecture; mansion
Chinese: 官署、府邸或行政区域。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 府 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 政府zhèng fǔgovernment
- 首府shǒu fǔcapital city of an autonomous region
- 府上fǔ shàng(courteous) home; residence (not one's own)
- 地府dì fǔhell; the nether world; Hades
- 学府xué fǔeducational establishment
Example Sentence
市政府就在火车站对面。Shì zhèng fǔ jiù zài huǒ chē zhàn duì miàn.The city government is right across from the train station.
市政府Shì zhèng fǔcity hall就jiùthen在zàiat火车站huǒ chē zhàntrain station对面duì miàn(sitting) opposite。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The shelter radical 广 plus 付 (sound): a building where documents and goods are kept — ‘a government office, seat of government; an official residence, mansion; (honorific) your home’ (政府, 官府, 府上).
A way to remember it
The seat of government; a mansion: 政府, 府上.