Radical 阜 – Mound / Hill

Pinyin: fù
Strokes: 8 strokes
Variants: 阝

Meaning

Mound, hill, earthen dam

Memory tipA terraced mound; on the LEFT it becomes 阝 (unlike the right-side 阝 for cities). Characters with 阝 on the left relate to hills, terrain and going up or down: 阳/阴 (sunny/shady slope), 降 (descend), 险 (dangerous), 院 (courtyard), 队 (team), 陆 (land).

HSK characters with 阜 (34)

First 24 of 34, by HSK level – tap to practise writing

院yuànHSK 1
队duìHSK 2
际jìHSK 2
随suíHSK 2
阳yángHSK 2
阴

Other 8-stroke radicals

金Gold / Metal
長Long / Leader
門Gate
隶Slave / Reach
隹Short-tailed bird
雨Rain
靑Blue / Green
非Wrong / Not

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Radical 阜 – Mound / Hill

HSK characters with 阜 (34)

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