Memory phrase for the character: 府

府

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Meaning

urban prefecture

Pronunciation

FU

Explanation

 Left and top: building 广, rest: attach 付 (Person 亻 with skillful hand 寸 attaches sth.)

Mnemonic
 
(Real estate is not movable, thus lasts were it is.) The buildings are attached to (the land) and belong to the prefecture.

Radicals

广 buildingRadical madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
付 attach
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

府 ふ  (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto)
政府 せいふ  government, administration

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