secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Radical: 刂 HSK 6 b, q pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

副 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 副

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 副.

二副
èr fù
second officer (of ship)
全副
quán fù
completely
副业
fù yè
sideline
副乳
fù rǔ
副刊
fù kān
supplement
副品
fù pǐn
副官
fù guān
副室
fù shì
副将
fù jiàng
deputy general
副手
fù shǒu
assistant
副本
fù běn
duplicate
副歌
fù gē

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical .

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