(fù) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

tutor, teacher; to assist; surname 12 strokes · Radical (man) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 傅 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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傅 — 12 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left man
right to announce

Radical

The radical of is — meaning man. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 使.

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Someone 亻 who lectures 尃; 尃 also provides the pronunciation.

HSK 4 Words Containing 傅

shīfu worker (form of
master; skilled 出租车师傅,请去火车站。
Chūzūchē shīfu, qǐng qù huǒchēzhàn.
address) Driver, please go to the train station.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 7 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

张师对人很热情。
From Mock Exam 19 →
李师平时总是穿一件白衬衫、一条黑裤子。
From Mock Exam 10 →
王师做什么去了?
From Mock Exam 18 →

Tasks Featuring 傅 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍职业经历与单位情况
Career & Company · 师傅

FAQ

What does 傅 mean in Chinese?

傅 (fù) means tutor, teacher; to assist; surname. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 傅 have?

傅 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 傅?

The radical of 傅 is 亻 (man). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 保, 任, 使, 倒, 低.

What is the pinyin for 傅?

傅 is pronounced fù.

What HSK 4 words use 傅?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 傅 appears in 1 word, including 师傅 (shīfu). See the full list above.

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