付

fù
#818 most
frequent character
pay, commit, hand over
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

付 shows a person 亻 with a hand 寸. Together they give the first meaning to give or hand over. The meaning grew to pay.

Drawn as: person with hand

付 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我每个月都要付房租。
wǒ měi gè yuè dūyào fù fángzū 。
I have to pay rent every month.
他给我付了这本书的钱。
tā gěi wǒ fù le zhè běn shū de qián 。
He paid me for this book.
请在这里付钱。
qǐngzài zhèlǐ fùqián 。
Please pay here.

Same Characters, Different Readings

付Fu4
surname Fu

Words with similar meanings

支付zhīfù
to pay
More formal way to express 'paying,' often used in written contexts.
交付jiāofù
to hand over
Emphasizes the act of transferring something, often used in contractual or formal agreements.

Homophones

HSK 4
富fù
rich, surname Fu
HSK 6
副fù
secondary, auxiliary, deputy
负fù
negative, load, loss, defeat, bear
附fù
to attach
赴fù
to go to

Words Starting With 付

付款fù kuǎn
pay; payment

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