傅 fù
: heavy
: serious
: to attach importance to
Kun Reading
傅 | めのと menoto
noun
: instructor; tutor (to a prince)
傅く | かしずく kashizuku
godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to wait upon; to serve
On Reading
傅 | ふ fu
noun
: instructor; tutor (to a prince)
Usage:
終[终]傅 zhong1fu4: last rites (Christian ceremony)
師傅 [师傅] shi1fu4: master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men] [師傅 | しふ shifu: guardian and tutor of a nobleman’s child]
麵包師傅 [面包师傅] mian4bao1 shi1fu4: baker
Japanese common word
傅育 | ふいく fuiku: bringing up; tuition
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
亻 (ren2: person radical 9), 尃 (fu1: to state to) suggest the meaning (/sound) while
甫 (fu: begin; father) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
亻 (ren2: person radical 9), 尃 (fu1: to state to) suggest the meaning (/sound) while
甫 (fu: begin; father) provides the sound.
Look-alike:
傳 [传] chuan2 | zhuan4: transmit | biography
[kun: つて tsute, つたう tsutau, つたえ tsutae, つたえる tsutaeru, つたわる tsutawaru. on: テン ten, デン den]
Examples:
我的師傅好棒！
wo3de shi1fu4 hao3bang4
My master is awesome!
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
