Meaning
clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine)
Chinese: 衣服；服从；服药。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 服 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 衣服yī fuclothes
- 服务fú wùto serve; service
- 舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well
- 服务员fú wù yuánwaiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel
- 服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing; costume; clothes
Example Sentence
这件衣服很舒服。Zhè jiàn yī fu hěn shū fu.This piece of clothing is very comfortable.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes很hěnvery舒服shū fucomfortable。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Read fú: ‘clothes, dress; to wear; to serve; to obey, submit, be convinced; to take (medicine); to be used to’ (衣服, 服从, 佩服); read fù: a dose (of medicine) (一服药).
A way to remember it
fú = clothes / to obey / to take (衣服, 服从); fù = a dose (一服药).