Keyword
to look down
- to bow down
- to face down
- Frequency
- #2845
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
fǔ
Mnemonic
亻 (person) gives the meaning and 府 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
俯瞰
to look down at (from a high vantage point)
俯冲
to dive down fast; to swoop down
俯卧撑
push-up; press-up (exercise)
俯视
to overlook; to look down at
俯身
to lean over; to bend over; to stoop; to bow
俯
to look down; to stoop
俯仰
lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
俯首
to bend one's head
俯卧
to lie prone
俯首称臣
to bow before (idiom); to capitulate
俯首帖耳
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient; at sb's beck and call
俯伏
to lie prostrate
俯角
(math.) angle of depression
俯拾皆是
lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom); fig. extremely common; easily available
俯看
to look down at
俯就
to deign; to condescend; to yield to (entreaties); to submit to (sb); (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
前俯后仰
to rock one's body backward and forward; to be convulsed (with laughter etc)