佛

Character

佛 fó · fú

HSK 6Character2 readings

Buddha, the teacher of the religion Buddhism

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻弗
Traditional: 佛
Frequency: #916 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fóMain reading fúRare reading

fó

fo2Main readingHSK 6

Buddha, the teacher of the religion Buddhism
Buddhism, the religion (as in 佛教)

Examples

他信佛教。
tā xìn fó jiào
He believes in Buddhism.
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奶奶喜欢佛像。
nǎi nai xǐ huan fó xiàng
Grandma likes Buddha statues.
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Words that use “佛” as fó

佛教fó jiàoBuddhismWordHSK 6 丹佛dān fóDenver, ColoradoWord 佛书fó shūBuddhist scriptureWord 佛像fó xiàngBuddhist imageWord 佛光fó guāngBuddha's teachingsWord 佛典fó diǎnBuddhist scripturesWord

佛冈fó gāngFogang, a county in Qingyuan City 清远市See 佛冈县WordUnreviewed

佛号fó hàoone of the many names of BuddhaWord

fú

fu2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is fó.

Buddha, the founder of Buddhism (as in 佛教, Buddhism)
seems like; as if (as in 仿佛, to seem)

Examples

我对佛教很有兴趣。
wǒ duì fó jiào hěn yǒu xìng qù
I am very interested in Buddhism.
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他仿佛看见了什么。
tā fǎng fú kàn jiàn le shén me
He seemed to see something.
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Words that use “佛” as fú

仿佛fǎng fúas ifWordHSK 6 佛吉尼亚fú jí ní yàVirginia, US stateWord 佛洛斯特fú luò sī tè(surname) FrostWord 佛雷泽尔fú léi zé ěrFrazerWord 鲁佛尔宫lǔ fú ěr gōngthe LouvreWord 阿佛洛狄忒ā fú luò dí tèAphrodite, Greek goddess of loveWord

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佛

Character

佛 fó · fú

HSK 6Character2 readings

Buddha, the teacher of the religion Buddhism

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻弗
Traditional: 佛
Frequency: #916 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fóMain reading fúRare reading

fó

fo2Main readingHSK 6

Buddha, the teacher of the religion Buddhism
Buddhism, the religion (as in 佛教)

Examples

他信佛教。
tā xìn fó jiào
He believes in Buddhism.
AI-generated sentence
奶奶喜欢佛像。
nǎi nai xǐ huan fó xiàng
Grandma likes Buddha statues.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “佛” as fó

佛冈fó gāngFogang, a county in Qingyuan City 清远市See 佛冈县WordUnreviewed

佛号fó hàoone of the many names of BuddhaWord

fú

fu2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is fó.

Buddha, the founder of Buddhism (as in 佛教, Buddhism)
seems like; as if (as in 仿佛, to seem)

Examples

我对佛教很有兴趣。
wǒ duì fó jiào hěn yǒu xìng qù
I am very interested in Buddhism.
AI-generated sentence
他仿佛看见了什么。
tā fǎng fú kàn jiàn le shén me
He seemed to see something.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “佛” as fú

Stroke order

Practice writing 佛

Draw “佛” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

See all 135 words with 佛 →

Same radical 亻

All characters with 亻 →

他tā 你nǐ 個gè 们men 們men 傢jiā 作zuò 什shén 做zuò 位wèi 任rèn 併bìng