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敷
fū
1. to spread
2. to lay out
3. to apply (powder, ointment etc)
4. sufficient (to cover)
5. enough
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

敷
fū
to apply, to paint, to spread
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (17)

仓敷
Cāngfū
Kurashiki, city in Okayama Prefecture [[岡山縣|冈山县<Gāngshānxiàn>]], Japan
冷敷
lěngfū
cold compress
涂敷
túfū
to smear
外敷
wàifū
to apply externally
敷布
fūbù
medical dressing
敷料
fūliào
medical dressing
敷演
fūyǎn
variant of [[敷衍]]
敷粉
fūfěn
to sprinkle powder
敷衍
fūyǎn
to elaborate (on a theme)
HSK 6
敷裹
fūguǒ
medical dressing
敷设
fūshè
to lay
敷贴
fūtiē
to smear
敷陈
fūchén
to give an orderly account
热敷
rèfū
hot compress
入不敷出
rùbùfūchū
income does not cover expenditure
敷衍了事
fūyǎnliǎoshì
to skimp
敷衍塞责
fūyǎnsèzé
to skimp on the job

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,787
Word Frequency Rank
8,797 of 84,292

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