俯 fǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 府 prefect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
俯首
fǔshǒu
to bow one's head; to submit
Characters in this word
首 shǒu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 首 — chief, head, leader
- Made of
- 丷 horns 自 self
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对强大的舆论压力，董事会最终俯首承认决策失误，并公开道歉。 Miànduì qiángdà de yúlùn yālì, dǒngshìhuì zuìzhōng fǔshǒu chéngrèn juécè shīwù, bìng gōngkāi dàoqiàn. Faced with intense public pressure, the board finally bowed its head, admitted its decision-making error, and apologised publicly.
- 他俯首看着手里的信，久久没有说话。 Tā fǔshǒu kàn zhe shǒu lǐ de xìn, jiǔjiǔ méiyǒu shuōhuà. He bowed his head over the letter in his hand and said nothing for a long time.
- 这位老艺人对着满场观众俯首致谢。 Zhè wèi lǎo yìrén duì zhe mǎnchǎng guānzhòng fǔshǒu zhìxiè. The old performer bowed his head in thanks to the full house.
Related words
- 俯视 fǔshì to look down at; to overlook
- 首都 shǒudū capital city
- 首先 shǒuxiān first; first of all
- 首 shǒu a measure word for songs and poems
- 首要 shǒuyào primary, chief
- 部首 bùshǒu radical of a Chinese character
- 回首 huíshǒu to look back; to recall
- 首创 shǒuchuàng to pioneer; to originate
- 首付 shǒufù down payment; initial payment
- 首府 shǒufǔ capital city; administrative capital
- 首脑 shǒunǎo head; leader; chief
- 首批 shǒupī first batch; first group