to pay

surname Fu; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

person (亻) + measured hand (寸) = hand over or pay

寸 originally depicted a hand with a measuring mark at the wrist, suggesting careful, controlled action. Together, a person extending a measured hand evokes the act of handing something over or paying.

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A personSemantic
A unit of measureSemantic

我用手机了今天的餐费。

wǒ yòng shǒu jī fù le jīn tiān de cān fèi。

I paid today's meal cost using my phone.

他买东西从不现金,总是刷卡。

tā mǎi dōng xi cóng bù fù xiàn jīn,zǒng shì shuā kǎ。

He never pays cash when shopping; he always swipes his card.

Words with 付

难以应付

nán yǐ yìng fù

hard to deal with

付讫

fù qì

paid

预付

yù fù

to pay in advance

首付

shǒu fù

down payment

首付款

shǒu fù kuǎn

down payment

点击付费广告

diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào

pay-per-click advertising

一次总付

yī cì zǒng fù

lump-sum (finance)

交付

jiāo fù

to hand over

偿付

cháng fù

to pay back

付账

fù zhàng

to settle an account

付之一叹

fù zhī yī tàn

to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

付之一炬

fù zhī yī jù

to put to the torch (idiom)

More characters with 亻