傅

傅 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人戈月戈 (OIBI), four-corner 2324₂, composition ⿰亻尃)

• 𭗚, 𦺉

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 112, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 939
• Dae Jaweon: page 240, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 201, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5085

Historical forms of the character 傅
Bronze inscriptions b12301 Small seal script s05757 Transcribed ancient scripts L36059 L36060 L36061 L36062 L36063 L36064 L36065 L36066 L36067 L36068 L36069 L36070 L20804 L20805 L20806 L20807 L20808 L20809 L20810 L20811 L20812
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *paɡs) : semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 尃 (OC *pʰa).

傅

1. (literary) teacher; instructor
2. (literary) to assist

   • 子房雖病，彊臥而傅太子。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子房虽病，强卧而傅太子。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Zǐfáng suī bìng, qiáng wò ér fù tàizǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (literary) to teach; to instruct

   • 有楚大夫於此，欲其子之齊語也，則使齊人傅諸？使楚人傅諸？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有楚大夫于此，欲其子之齐语也，则使齐人傅诸？使楚人傅诸？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǒu Chǔ dàfū yú cǐ, yù qí zǐ zhī Qí yǔ yě, zé shǐ Qí rén fù zhū? Shǐ Chǔ rén fù zhū? [Pinyin]

     Suppose that there is a great officer of Chu here, who wishes his son to learn the speech of Qi. Will he in that case employ a man of Qi as his tutor, or a man of Chu?

4. (literary) to attach to; to adhere to

   • 皮之不存，毛將安傅？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     皮之不存，毛将安傅？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng ān fù? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. a surname

   傅雷  ―  Fù Léi  ―  Fu Lei (Chinese translator)

See 付.

• → English: Fu, Poh
• → Tagalog: Po

傅

1. (literary) Alternative form of 敷 (fū)
   1. to apply; to lay on; to lace

      • 箭鏃傅毒藥 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        箭镞傅毒药 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 4, part 17

        jiànzú fù dúyào [Pinyin]

        arrowheads laced with poison

      • 繡面蠻初生後出月，以針刺面上，以青黛傅之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
        绣面蛮初生后出月，以针刺面上，以青黛傅之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

        From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 4, part 18

        Xiùmiànmán chūshēng hòu chūyuè, yǐ zhēncì miànshàng, yǐ qīngdài fù zhī. [Pinyin]

        The Face Tattoo Barbarians are tattooed on their face the month after birth, using needles laced with indigo dye.

• “傅”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00219
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(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• Go-on: ふ (fu)
• Kan-on: ふ (fu)
• Kun: かしずく (kashizuku, 傅く); もり (mori); つく (tsuku)

傅 (eum 부 (bu))

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傅: Hán Nôm readings: phó

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