服

Character

服 fú · fù

HSK 1Character2 readings

clothes (as in 衣服)

Radical: 月
Strokes: 8
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 月卩又
Traditional: 服
Frequency: #389 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fúMain reading fùRare reading

fú

fu2Main readingHSK 6

clothes (as in 衣服)
comfortable (as in 舒服)
to accept someone is better; to take medicine (as in 佩服, 服药)

Examples

我想买这件衣服。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè jiàn yī fu
I want to buy these clothes.
AI-generated sentence
这张床很舒服，我想睡觉。
zhè zhāng chuáng hěn shū fu, wǒ xiǎng shuì jiào
This bed is very comfortable. I want to sleep.
AI-generated sentence
我每天早上服药。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang fú yào
I take medicine every morning.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “服” as fú

服务fú wùservice, like in a hotel, restaurant, or shopWordHSK 2 克服kè fúto overcome a difficulty, problem, or fearWordHSK 3 服装fú zhuāngclothesWordHSK 3 征服zhēng fúto take control of a place or people by forceWordHSK 4 说服shuō fúto make someone agree to do something by talking to themWordHSK 4 服从fú cóngto obey a person, rule, or orderWordHSK 5 羽绒服yǔ róng fúa warm winter coat filled with soft feathersWordHSK 5 不服bù fúto not accept a result or what someone saysWordHSK 7–9

fù

fu4Reading 2Rare reading

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

classifier for medicine: dose CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (fú) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “服” as fù

舌下含服shé xià hán fùsublingual administrationWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 服

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Same radical 月

All characters with 月 →

有yǒu 月yuè 期qī 望wàng 朋péng 朝cháo 朗lǎng 朔shuò 朕zhèn 朦méng 朧lóng 胧lóng

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