夫
fú
#377 most
frequent character
(classical) this, that, he, she, they
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
夫 shows an adult person 大 seen from the front, with a mark 一 added across the top to set it apart from 大. The first sense is 'adult male'. From there it grew to 'person' and then 'husband'.
Drawn as: adult person from front
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