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富翁

fùwēng

rich man; millionaire; wealthy person

An elderly man with a moustache holds a purse of coins
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Characters in this word

富 fù

Strokes
12
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 畐 to fill
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

翁 wēng

Strokes
10
Radical
羽 — feather, plume
Made of
公 fair, equitable 羽 feather, plume
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 翁

Example phrases

  • 那位富翁晚年设立基金会,资助偏远地区的女童教育。 Nà wèi fùwēng wǎnnián shèlì jījīnhuì, zīzhù piānyuǎn dìqū de nǚtóng jiàoyù. That wealthy man set up a foundation in his later years to fund girls' education in remote areas.
  • 他中了大奖,一夜之间变成了富翁。 Tā zhòng le dà jiǎng, yí yè zhī jiān biànchéng le fùwēng. He won the big prize and became a rich man overnight.
  • 这位老富翁穿得很朴素,常常自己骑车买菜。 Zhè wèi lǎo fùwēng chuān de hěn púsù, chángcháng zìjǐ qí chē mǎi cài. This old rich man dresses very plainly and often rides a bicycle to buy vegetables himself.

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