芣

Mandarin · pinyin fú

Meanings

  1. used in 芣苡 fú yǐ and 芣苢 fú yǐ
  2. Taiwan pr. fóu
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芣
fú · medicinal plant
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2 · fu2

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character

  1. only used in 芣苢 and 芣苡 (fúyǐ)

character

  1. only used in 芘芣 (pífú)

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