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拂

fú

Character

What 拂 means

to flick
to brush off
(of a breeze) to brush lightly over
literaryto run counter to

Example sentences

乡间小路上，微风拂过，夜来香的香味让人想起童年的夜晚。

On the country path, a gentle breeze blows, and the scent of night-blooming jasmine reminds one of childhood nights.
祂的兄弟之一是风，另一个是雨。祂的姊妹之一是阳光，另一个是拂晓。

One of his brothers is the wind, the other is the rain. One of his sisters is the sunshine, the other is the dawn.
故天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。

When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a person, it must first distress their mind, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their body, and deprive them of resources, making their actions go against their will. This is done to stimulate their heart and temper their character, thereby increasing what they are capable of.

Words starting with 拂

Words containing 拂

Characters built on 弗

These share the phonetic component 弗 (fú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

Characters that look like 拂

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

Sounds the same

Read fú, tone for tone, but written differently.

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