佛

Fo2
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Buddha, Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2])

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

佛 uses 亻 person as its meaning part and 弗 fú as its sound part. Read fú, it first meant to be similar. Read fó, 'Buddha' was borrowed for sound alone.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

佛fú
seemingly
佛fú
(female) head ornament

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