芙 meaning and stroke order
Lotus; hibiscus
How to write 芙, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 芙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
How 芙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flower.
艹 gives the meaning and 夫 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 芙
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you this is a plant, and 夫 (fū) below gives the sound. Picture a flower 艹 growing above a man 夫, a lotus blooming over his head.
芙 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 芙蓉 (fúróng), which means the cotton rose hibiscus or, in poetry, the lotus. Example: 池塘里开满了芙蓉。(Chítáng lǐ kāi mǎn le fúróng.) The pond is full of blooming lotuses.
Common mistake: Learners often read 芙 with the first tone like its sound part 夫 (fū), but 芙 is second tone, fú. Also do not confuse it with 扶 (fú, to support), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of 艹.
Common words with 芙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 芙蓉 | fúróng | cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus |
芙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 芙
How many strokes are in 芙?
芙 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 芙 mean?
芙 (fú) means lotus; hibiscus. A common word with it is 芙蓉 (fúróng), meaning "cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus".
How do you pronounce 芙?
芙 is pronounced fú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 芙?
The radical of 芙 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 芙 under this radical.
Can 芙 be used by itself to mean lotus?
Not in normal modern Chinese. You will see it in the two-character word 芙蓉 (fúróng). On its own, 芙 would look incomplete to a native reader.
Why does 芙蓉 show up in names and place names?
Because 芙蓉 is a pretty flower associated with beauty and purity, it is used in names, poems, and places. For example, the city of Changsha is nicknamed 芙蓉城 (Fúróng Chéng), the hibiscus city.