夫
夫 (fū) · man
夫 (fū) means “man”. It is made of 一 + 大 and has 4 strokes.
Break 夫 into its parts
What 夫 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大 dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人 rén — person
Origin hint: A man 大 wearing a coming-of-age hairpin 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
夫 stroke order
Example sentences with 大夫
王大夫是一位好医生。Wáng dàifu shì yī wèi hǎo yīshēng.Dr. Wang is a good doctor.
你应该去看大夫。Nǐ yīnggāi qù kàn dàifu.You should go and see a doctor.
Words with 夫
- 大夫dàifudoctor
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 功夫gōngfukung fu
- 夫妇fūfùmarried couple
- 夫妻fūqīhusband and wife
- 夫人fūrenwife
- 丈夫zhàngfuhusband
Also built with 一
- 七qīseven
- 万wànten thousand
- 丈zhànggentleman
- 三sānthree
- 上shàngon
- 下xiàdown
- 不bùnot
- 与yǔand
- 专zhuānconcentrated
- 且qiěmoreover
- 丘qiūmound
- 丙bǐngthird
Quick facts
| Pinyin | fū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | man |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 大 (big, #37) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
Questions about 夫
What does 夫 mean?
夫 (fū) means “man”.
How many strokes does 夫 have?
夫 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 夫?
The radical of 夫 is 大 (dà, “big”), Kangxi radical number 37.
What parts make up 夫?
夫 is made of 一 (horizontal stroke) and 大 (big).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.