府
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fǔ · prefect

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8Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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Common words with 府

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Example sentences

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Zhèng fǔ de kāi zhī yǒu xiē guò tóu le.政府的开支有些过头了。

The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.

Source: Tatoeba #2307199 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lán xīn shì mì xī gēn zhōu de shǒu fǔ.蘭辛是密西根州的首府。

Lansing is the state capital of Michigan.

Source: Tatoeba #797086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Néng bǎ jīng jì guǎn hǎo de zhèng fǔ bù duō.能把經濟管好的政府不多。

Few governments can manage the economy successfully.

Source: Tatoeba #2638683 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gē lún bǐ yà zhèng fǔ yào le gèng duō de qián.哥伦比亚政府要了更多的钱。

The Colombian government demanded more money.

Source: Tatoeba #805145 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège guó jiā de zhèng fǔ yā pò rén mín.这个国家的政府压迫人民。

The government of this country oppresses its people.

Source: Tatoeba #333587 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhī dào cóng huǒ chē zhàn dào shì zhèng fǔ yǒu duō yuǎn?你知道从火车站到市政府有多远?

Do you know how far it is from the station to city hall?

Source: Tatoeba #333091 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 府 in context

  1. Say fǔ, then recall the core meaning: prefect.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 政府 (zhèng fǔ), meaning “government”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 府 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.