扶
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fú · to support, to protect, to help

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #4500
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 扶

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Example sentences

Notice where 扶 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén mǎi le zhāng shū shì de fú shǒu yǐ.我們買了張舒適的扶手椅。

We bought a comfortable new armchair.

Source: Tatoeba #4732062 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài chéng zuò fú tī shí, qǐng wò zhù fú shǒu, bìng zhàn zài huáng xiàn nèi.在乘坐扶梯时,请握住扶手,并站在黄线内。

When using the escalator, please hold the handrail and stand within the yellow line.

Source: Tatoeba #4147243 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn dōu chū xuè le, wǒ fú nǐ qǐ lái ba.你看都出血了,我扶你起来吧。

You're bleeding everywhere; I'll help you up.

Source: Tatoeba #737184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù gǎn shí jiān de rén men zhàn zài zì dòng fú tī de yòu biān.不赶时间的人们站在自动扶梯的右边。

People who are not in a hurry stand on the right side of the escalator.

Source: Tatoeba #1325199 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiāng yí wèi lǎo tài tài cóng wèi zǐ shàng fú qǐ lái.他將一位老太太從位子上扶起來。

He helped an old lady to get up from her seat.

Source: Tatoeba #13917038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Làn ní fú bú shàng qiáng.烂泥扶不上墙。

You can't raise a cat to be a dog.

Source: Tatoeba #10062388 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 扶 in context

  1. Say fú, then recall the core meaning: to support, to protect, to help.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 扶持 (fú chí), meaning “to help”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 扶 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.