Hanzi
Traditional
撫
Simplified
抚

to comfort/to console/to stroke/to caress/an old term for province or provincial governor

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

fǔ

Bopomofo

ㄈㄨˇ

Jyutping

fu2

Example sentences

安撫 / 安抚 ānfǔ
母親溫柔地安撫哭泣的嬰兒。
母亲温柔地安抚哭泣的婴儿。

The mother gently soothed the crying baby.

家屬 / 家属 jiāshǔ
醫護人員正在安撫病人的家屬。
医护人员正在安抚病人的家属。

The medical staff are comforting the patient's family members.

撫摸 / 抚摸 fǔmō
她輕輕地撫摸著那隻貓的背。
她轻轻地抚摸著那只猫的背。

She gently stroked the cat's back.

Example Vocabulary

安撫

an1'fu3

to placate; to soothe; to comfort

撫平

fu3'ping2

撫慰

fu3'wei4

撫摸

fu3'mo1

to stroke; to caress

平撫

ping2'fu3

愛撫

ai4'fu3

撫州

撫琴

fu3'qin2

撫順

巡撫

xun2'fu3

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