拊

Han character edit

拊 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手人木戈 (QODI), four-corner 5400₀, composition ⿰扌付)

1. slap
2. pat
3. tap
4. handle of a vessel

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 425, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11947
• Dae Jaweon: page 773, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1854, character 2
• Unihan data for U+62CA

Glyph origin edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

拊

1. (literary) to clap one's hands; to strike; to beat

   • 公子拊髀大笑曰：固哉子之云也！ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Western Jin, 魯褒, 錢神論

     Gōngzǐ fǔ bì dàxiào yuē: gù zāi zǐ zhī yún yě! [Pinyin]

     The son [of the Sikong] slapped his thigh and burst out laughing, saying: How stubborn, what you said was!

2. (historical) an ancient percussion instrument

   搏拊  ―  bófǔ  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. Alternative form of 撫／抚 (fǔ, “to comfort; to console”)

Compounds edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

• Go-on: ふ (fu)
• Kan-on: ふ (fu)
• Kun: うつ (utsu); はる (haru, 拊る); なでる (naderu, 拊でる)

Hanja edit

拊 • (bu) (hangeul 부, revised bu, McCune–Reischauer pu, Yale pu)

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Han character edit

拊: Hán Nôm readings: phủ, phụ

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