hold up; support with the hand; to help somebody up (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
扶 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Homophones
幅 fú - width of cloth; [measure word (for paintings, pictures, textiles etc.)] (clf.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
富 fù - rich (adj.) | HSK 4
副 fù - deputy; vice-; auxiliary (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
他伸手扶了她一把。 tā shēnshǒu fú le tā yī bǎ - He reached out and helped her up.
他扶着老人慢慢地走。 tā fúzhe lǎorén màn man de zǒu - He supported the elderly person as they walked slowly.
她被人扶进了救护车。 tā bèi rén fú jìn le jiùhù chē - She was helped into the ambulance.
他用力扶住了摔倒的小孩。 tā yònglì fú zhù le shuāidǎo de xiǎohái - He caught the falling child and supported him.
他的话让我在困难时扶持了许多。 tā de huà ràng wǒ zài kùnnán shí fúchí le xǔduō - His words supported me through difficult times.