Fú. Here’s a useful one. It means to serve, to obey, to take (medicine), or clothing. The left part is yuè (
月), which means moon, and the right part is f
ú (don’t have this by itself), which is an ancient character meaning rule. It combines with many other characters to make other words, so let’s check some of them out:
说服 – shu
ōf
ú (or shu
ìf
ú) means to persuade or to lobby
便服 – bi
ànf
ú means casual clothes
叹服 – t
ànf
ú means to admire
信服 – x
ìnf
ú means to believe in
礼服 – l
ǐf
ú means ceremonial or formal dress
制服 – zh
ìf
ú means uniform
心服 – x
īnf
ú means to admire sincerely
征服 – zh
ēngf
ú means to conquer
舒服 – sh
ūf
ú means comfortable
和服 – h
éf
ú means kimono
屈服 – q
ūf
ú means to submit, to yield, or to accept defeat
衣服 – y
īf
ú means clothing
克服 – k
èf
ú means to overcome
服从 – f
úc
óng means to obey
服气 – f
úq
ì means to concede or to be convinced
服侍 – f
úsh
ì means to serve or to attend to
服务 – f
úw
ù means service
服役 – f
úy
ì means military service
服用 – f
úy
òng means to take (medicine)
服装 – f
úzhu
āng means clothing, dress, garment, or costume
服毒 – f
úd
ú means to take poison
服罪 – f
úzu
ì means to plead guilty
服药 – f
úy
ào means to take medicine
服帖 – f
úti
ē means obedient, submissive, proper, or well handled
So, there they are. Clothing, war, debate, and servitude. All use f
ú. That’s all for today.