賦 meaning and stroke order
Tax; to give, to bestow
How to write 賦, stroke by stroke
15 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 賦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- poetic essay
- taxation
- to bestow on
- to endow with
How 賦 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Money 貝 used to raise an army 武; 武 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賦
On the left is 貝 (bèi), a shell that stood for money, and on the right is 武 (wǔ), military force. Picture money 貝 collected to raise an army 武, which is how 賦 (fù) came to mean tax, and later anything given or bestowed.
Today 賦 (simplified 赋) mostly appears in words about giving or endowing, such as 天赋 (tiānfù, innate talent) and 赋予 (fùyǔ, to entrust or confer). It also names a classical literary form, the rhymed prose essay. Example: 她很有音乐天赋。(Tā hěn yǒu yīnyuè tiānfù.) She has a real gift for music.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 賦 (fù) with 富 (fù, rich) or 付 (fù, to pay) because they share the same sound and tone, so 天赋 is sometimes miswritten as 天富. Also note that 武 on the right keeps its full shape, including the short top stroke, so do not drop it.
Common words with 賦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 賦
How many strokes are in 賦?
賦 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 賦 mean?
賦 (fù) means tax; to give, to bestow. A common word with it is 天赋 (tiānfù), meaning "gift; innate skill".
How do you pronounce 賦?
賦 is pronounced fù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 賦?
The radical of 賦 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賦 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賦?
賦 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 赋, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is a 賦 in Chinese literature?
A 賦 (fù) is a classical genre often called rhapsody or rhymed prose. It mixes poetry and prose and was especially popular in the Han dynasty.
What is the difference between 赋予 and 给予?
给予 (jǐyǔ) is a general formal word for giving, like help or support. 赋予 (fùyǔ) is used for conferring abstract things such as rights, meaning, a mission, or responsibility, for example 赋予权力 (fùyǔ quánlì, to confer power).