敷

fū

to spread · to lay out

Radical: 攵 Strokes: 15 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Less common

Same radical

数放教政散收故改整效救敬

Same radical

数放教政散收故改整效救敬敌敛敏

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Character Decomposition

敷=旉+攵

Etymology

tap

Meanings

to spread

to lay out

to apply (powder, ointment etc)

sufficient (to cover)

enough

fū

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Words with 敷 97 total

medical dressing · bandage敷布fū bù to give an orderly account · a thorough narrative敷陈fū chén to lay · to spread out敷设fū shè to elaborate (on a theme) · to expound (the classics) · perfunctory · to skimp · to botch · to do sth half-heartedly or just for show · barely enough to get by敷衍fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) · to expound (the meaning of the classics)敷演fū yǎn

Idioms with 敷 6 total Chain

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shì (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé income does not cover expenditure · unable to make ends meet入不敷出rù bù fū chū

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