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

amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to 11 strokes · Radical (bamboo) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 符 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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符 — 11 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

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

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top bamboo
bottom give

Radical

The radical of is — meaning bamboo. 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: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (bamboo) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 符

fúhé to conform to; to meet
这个方案符合要求。
Zhège fāng'àn fúhé yāoqiú.
This plan meets the requirements.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 13 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

清楚地了解市场和顾客的需要,做一个合市场发展需要的计划非常重要。
From Mock Exam 02 →

FAQ

What does 符 mean in Chinese?

符 (fú) means amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 符 have?

符 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 符?

The radical of 符 is ⺮ (bamboo). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 篇, 管, 笨, 籍, 签.

What is the pinyin for 符?

符 is pronounced fú.

What HSK 4 words use 符?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 符 appears in 1 word, including 符合 (fúhé). See the full list above.

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