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敷

fū

spread, diffuse; apply, paint

Strokes
15
Radical
攴
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我建议你永远不要入不敷出。

    Wǒ jiàn yì nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù yào rù bù fū chū

    I advise you never to live beyond your income.

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Words containing 敷

  • 敷衍fū yǎn 1–3 to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
  • 敷fū 1to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough