撫 (fǔ)

to comfort; to console; to stroke

How 撫 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
扌 — hand
Traditional
撫
Simplified
抚

Components

  • 扌 hand
  • 灬 fire

Common words using 撫

安撫 ānfǔ
to placate; to pacify; to appease
撫平 fǔpíng
to calm (sb) down
撫慰 fǔwèi
to console; to comfort; to soothe
撫摸 fǔmō
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
平撫 píngfǔ
to calm; to appease; to quieten
愛撫 àifǔ
to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly)
撫州 fǔzhōu
Fuzhou prefecture level city in Jiangxi
撫琴 fǔqín
to play the zither; classical variant of 彈琴|弹琴[tan2 qin2]
撫順 fǔshùn
Fushun prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China; also Fushun county
撫養 fǔyǎng
to foster; to bring up; to raise
輕撫 qīngfǔ
to stroke lightly; to caress
巡撫 xúnfǔ
inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times

撫 in a sentence

音樂可以撫慰人心。

Yīnyuè kěyǐ fǔwèi rénxīn.

“Music can soothe people's hearts.”

How common is 撫?

撫 is the 1,718th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.9% of all running text.

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