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Translingual
Han character
孚 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 月弓木 (BND), four-corner 20407, composition ⿱爫子)
Derived characters
乳 俘 浮 郛 桴 稃 殍 蜉 艀 孵 烰
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 278, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6948
- Dae Jaweon: page 545, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1012, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5B5A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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殍
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*brɯwʔ, *browʔ, *pʰuw
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脬
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*pʰruː
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捊
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*bruː, *buw
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莩
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*browʔ, *pʰuw
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哹
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*pu, *bu
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浮
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*bu
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蜉
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*bu
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桴
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*bu, *pʰuw
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罦
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*bu, *pʰuw
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琈
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*bu
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粰
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*bu
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烰
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*bu
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艀
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*bu
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俘
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*pʰuw
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孚
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*pʰuw
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孵
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*pʰuw
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稃
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*pʰuw
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郛
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*pʰuw
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筟
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*pʰuw
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 爪 (“hand”) + 子 (“child”) – to capture a child. The original form of 俘.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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孚
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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3356
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Phonetic component
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孚
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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敷
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Old Chinese
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/*pʰuw/
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Definitions
孚
- Original character of 俘 (fú)
- Original character of 蜉 (fú)
- Alternative form of 孵 (fū)
- Alternative form of 稃 (fū)
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
孚
- (literary) to convince; to gain trust
- 深孚眾望/深孚众望 ― shēnfúzhòngwàng ― to enjoy great popularity
- (literary) trust; confidence
- (used in oracle bone) Alternative form of 俘 (fú)
- Alternative form of 浮 (fú)
- Alternative form of 莩
- Alternative form of 付 (fù)
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 孚 – see 孵 (“to sit on eggs; to hatch; to incubate”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 孵). |
Notes: |
Japanese
Kanji
孚
(Hyōgai kanji)
- sincere; nourish
Readings
Korean
Hanja
孚 (eum 부 (bu))
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Vietnamese
Han character
孚: Hán Nôm readings: phu, phù
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