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呋

Mandarin · pinyin fū

used in transliteration, e.g. 呋喃 fū nán, furan or 呋喃西林 fū nán xī lín, furacilinum
old variant of 趺 fū

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呋: fū · (呋喃) furan (C₄H₄O)

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Uran (furfuran, used in making nylon)

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