Meaning of 扶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to support with the hand
- to help sb up
- to support oneself by holding onto something
- to help
How to use 扶
扶 is used for physically holding someone or something steady, like helping an elderly person walk or holding a railing. It also appears in more abstract words like 扶持 (fúchí, to support, to assist). Example: 我扶你起来。(Wǒ fú nǐ qǐlái.) Let me help you up.
扶 has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 夫 (fū, man) on the right. Picture a hand reaching out to hold up a man who is about to fall.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 扶 with 抉 (jué) or 快 (kuài), which have a similar right side but use 夬 instead of 夫. Also remember 扶 is second tone fú, while 夫 on its own is first tone fū.
扶 in example sentences
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扶 fú · to support with the hand · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扶.
Questions about 扶
What does 扶 mean?
扶 (fú) means "to support with the hand; to help sb up" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扶?
扶 is made of 1 character: 扶 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 扶 an HSK word?
Yes. 扶 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 扶 and 帮 (bāng)?
帮 means to help in a general sense, with any kind of task. 扶 usually means to help by physically supporting with your hands, such as holding someone's arm so they do not fall.
How do you say 'hold the handrail' in Chinese?
You can say 扶好扶手 (fú hǎo fúshǒu), which you often hear on escalators and buses in China. Here 扶 is the verb and 扶手 (fúshǒu) is the handrail.