Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced fu
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced fu, including 服 fú, 夫 fū, 府 fǔ, 复 fù, 父 fù. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For fu, start on f and let it run into u without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial f
Start the syllable on the initial f, then run straight into the final u — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final u
Keep the lips rounded.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (服 fú, 夫 fū, 府 fǔ, 复 fù, 父 fù) and lock in their tones. 33 common characters share the sound fu, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
fu turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 夫, 肤 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 服, 福, 佛… (11 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 府, 腐, 抚… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 复, 父, 负… (14 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing fu inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
33 common characters in this group.