负

負
fù
#690 most
frequent character
negative, load, loss, defeat, bear
adjective
verb
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

负 shows a person ⺈ carrying a seashell 贝, a valuable object, so it first meant 'to carry on the back'. The sense grew to 'bear a burden', 'take responsibility', 'rely on', 'abandon', 'lose', and 'negative'.

负 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

这个问题的答案是负的。
zhègè wèntí de dáàn shì fù de 。
The answer to this question is negative.
他负担着家庭的所有开销。
tā fùdān zháo jiātíngde suǒyǒu kāixiāo 。
He bears all the expenses of the family.
她在比赛中遭遇了负面的结果。
tāzài bǐsài zhōng zāoyù le fùmiàn de jiéguǒ 。
She encountered a negative result in the competition.

Words with similar meanings

消极xiāojí
negative
This term is often used in a more specific context, particularly in psychological or political discussions.
负面fùmiàn
negative
This term specifically refers to negative aspects or outcomes, often used in discussions of results or experiences.

Homophones

HSK 4
富fù
rich, surname Fu
HSK 6
副fù
secondary, auxiliary, deputy
付fù
pay, commit, hand over
附fù
to attach
赴fù
to go to

Words Starting With 负

负责fù zé
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious
负担fù dān
burden; to bear a burden

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