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Meaning of 夫

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夫Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 大
Ideographic:A man 大 wearing a coming-of-age hairpin 一
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
    • 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
    • 大 [ dà ] big, great, vast, high, deep
Similar Characters: 夬 失
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1
Pinyin: fū
English Definition:husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
Chinese Definition:
①旧时称成年男子:渔夫。农夫。万夫不当之勇。
②旧时称服劳役的人:夫役。拉夫。
③(夫子)a.旧时对学者的称呼;b.旧时称老师;c.旧时妻称夫;d.称读古书而思想陈腐的人。
④与妻结成配偶者:丈夫。夫妇。

Example Words:
夫妇HSK 6 fū fù a (married) couple; husband and wife; Classifiers: 对
夫妻 fū qī husband and wife; married couple
士大夫 shì dà fū scholar officials
船夫 chuán fū boatman
夫子 fū zǐ Master; (old form of address for teachers, scholars); pedant
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2
Pinyin: fú
English Definition:(classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
Chinese Definition:
①文言发语词:夫天地者。
②文言助词:逝者如斯夫。
③文言指示代词,相当于“这”或“那”:夫猫至。

Example Sentences
1
他是位好丈夫
。
He is a good husband.
2
这个渔夫很会捕鱼
。
This fisherman is very good at catching fish.
3
只要功夫深
,
铁杵磨成针
。
If you work hard enough, even a iron rod can be ground down into a needle.
4
这位夫人深受大家的尊重
。
This lady is highly respected by everyone.
5
这对夫妻已经决定离婚了
。
This couple has decided to divorce.