Chinese Word: 抚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

抚 (Trad.: 撫)HSK 6

Pinyin: fǔ

English Definition: to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor

Chinese Definition:
①慰问：抚恤(安慰和周济)。抚慰。安抚。抚爱。
②扶持，保护：抚养成人。
③轻轻地按着：‰摩。抚摸。抚琴(弹琴)。抚今追昔。
④同“拊”。

Antonyms: 剿

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:无 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 怃

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抚摸HSK 6	fǔ mō	to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
抚养HSK 6	fǔ yǎng	to foster; to bring up; to raise
抚慰	fǔ wèi	to console; to comfort; to soothe
安抚	ān fǔ	to placate; to pacify; to appease
抚育	fǔ yù	to nurture; to raise; to foster; to tend

1		wǒ men 我们 jī jí 积极 de 地 fǔ wèi 抚慰 zì jǐ 自己。 And that we actively comfort ourselves.
2		tā 她 miàn lín 面临 zhe 着 dān dú 单独 fǔ yǎng 抚养 hái zi 孩子 de 的 zhòng dàn 重担， shēng huó 生活 hěn 很 bù 不 róng yì 容易。 She faces the heavy burden of raising children alone and life is not easy.
3		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 zūn zhòng 尊重 bìng qiě 并且 xiào shùn 孝顺 wǒ men 我们 de 的 fù mǔ 父母， bì jìng 毕竟 tā men 他们 fǔ yǎng 抚养 wǒ men 我们 zhǎng dà 长大。 We should respect and show filial piety to our parents, after all, they raised us.