赴 meaning and stroke order
To go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)
How to write 赴, stroke by stroke
9 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 赴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to go
- to visit (e.g. another country)
- to attend (a banquet etc)
How 赴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
走 gives the meaning and 卜 hints at the sound.
Radical: 走 (to walk), shared by 22 characters on this site.
How to remember 赴
赴 combines 走 (zǒu, to walk) with 卜 (bǔ), which gives the sound. Picture yourself walking (走) off to a fortune teller (卜) because you have an important appointment to go to.
赴 is a formal, written word meaning to go to a place or event, often something serious or official. It appears mostly in set phrases like 赴宴 (fùyàn, attend a banquet) and 赴约 (fùyuē, keep an appointment). Example: 他明天赴京开会。(Tā míngtiān fù Jīng kāihuì.) He goes to Beijing tomorrow for a meeting.
Common mistake: Learners often write 卜 inside 走 as 卜 with the dot on the wrong side, or confuse 赴 with 赶 (gǎn, to hurry), which has 干 instead of 卜. Also, 赴 is fourth tone fù, not third tone fǔ.
Common words with 赴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 全力以赴 | quánlìyǐfù | (idiom) to make an all-out effort | HSK 7-9 |
| 奔赴 | bēnfù | to rush to; to hurry to | HSK 7-9 |
| 赶赴 | gǎnfù | to hurry; to rush | HSK 7-9 |
| 前赴后继 | qiánfù-hòujì | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
| 赴约 | fùyuē | to keep an appointment | |
| 赴汤蹈火 | fùtāngdǎohuǒ | lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any da | |
| 赴死 | fùsǐ | to meet death | |
| 赴宴 | fùyàn | to attend a banquet |
赴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 赴
How many strokes are in 赴?
赴 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 赴 mean?
赴 (fù) means to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc). A common word with it is 全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù), meaning "(idiom) to make an all-out effort".
How do you pronounce 赴?
赴 is pronounced fù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 赴?
The radical of 赴 is 走, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 赴 under this radical.
Is 赴 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 赴 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I use 赴 instead of 去 in everyday speech?
Usually not. 去 (qù) is the normal spoken word, while 赴 sounds formal and is used in news, official writing, and fixed expressions. Saying 我赴超市 would sound odd.
What does 全力以赴 mean and when is it used?
全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù) means to go at something with all your strength, to give it your all. It is very common in speeches, sports, and work contexts, for example 我们会全力以赴 (wǒmen huì quánlìyǐfù), we will do our very best.