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咐

Mandarin · pinyin fù

used in 吩咐 fēn fu and 囑咐 zhǔ fu

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咐: fù · instruct, order

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4 · fu4

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fu3 · fu6

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to instruct; to order

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(historical dictionaries only) Defined in the historical dictionary 《字彙補》 as 噓.

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