Definition
呋 (fū) is a rare Chinese character that you'll almost only see in specialized transliterations of chemical terms, most notably 呋喃 (fū nán, furan) and 呋喃西林 (fū nán xī lín, furacilin). It also appears as an old variant of 趺 (fū), but that usage is very uncommon. In daily life, you don't need to recognize or use 呋 on its own.
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(used in transliteration) phonetic component in terms like 呋喃 (furan)(old variant of 趺)
Examples
- 呋。Huàxué shíyàn shì lǐ yǒu fū nán zhè zhǒng wùzhì.In the chemistry lab, there is a substance called furan.
- 呋。Yīshēng kāi de yào lǐ hán yǒu fū nán xī lín.The medicine the doctor prescribed contains furacilin.
- ，呋‘趺’。Zài gǔ wénzì zhōng, fū shì ‘fū’ de yìtǐ zì.In ancient scripts, 呋 is a variant of 趺.
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