Character fu-mound

阜

PINYIN

fù

Main meanings:

①mound, hill.
②abundance.

Etymology:

Elements ---- Pictogram. Phonetic series 阜.

Pictogram of a mound in which primitive stairs were carved. Abb. as 阝 (on left) it is a radical for mounds and places.

Main Words:

阜财 fùcái – enrich.

阜陵 fùlíng – mound; small hill.

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