Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

spoke of a wheel

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 辐 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

  • 辐射fú shèto radiate; radiation
  • 辐条fú tiáo(wheel) spoke
  • 辐照fú zhàoirradiation
  • 轮辐lún fúwheel spoke
  • 辐射能fú shè néngradiation energy (e.g. solar)

Example Sentence

这座城市的公路从中心向四周辐射开来。Zhè zuò chéng shì de gōng lù cóng zhōng xīn xiàng sì zhōu fú shè kāi lái.The city roads radiate out from the center in all directions.

Zhèthiszuòseat城市chéng shìcitydeof公路gōng lùhighway从中cóng zhōngfrom among themxīnheartxiàngtoward四周sì zhōuall around辐射fú shèto radiatekāito open (transitive or intláito come