How to say “support” in Chinese
support (with a hand)
“Support” in Chinese is 扶, fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扶 is read fú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 夫 fū hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扶”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扶. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他扶着老人过马路tāfúzhelǎorénguòmǎlùHe's helping an elderly man across the street.
- 你的腿怎么了？我扶你吧。nǐdetuǐzěnmele,wǒfúnǐbaWhat happened to your leg? Here, lean on me.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Reach out a hand”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “support” in Chinese?
“Support” in Chinese is 扶, pinyin fú.
What does 扶 mean?
扶 (fú) means “support (with a hand)”.
How do you write 扶?
扶 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扶?
扶 is read fú. Tones: fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“support” in the lesson “Reach out a hand”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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