variant of 俯[fu3]

to look down; to stoop

person (亻) + [sound fǔ] (府) = a person bending down to look

The person radical grounds the character in human posture. 府 lends the sound fǔ and carries no meaning here.

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下身子,捡起了地上的钱。

tā fǔ xià shēn zi,jiǎn qǐ le dì shàng de qián。

he stooped down and picked up the money on the ground.

她站在山顶,视着山下的村庄。

tā zhàn zài shān dǐng,fǔ shì zhe shān xià de cūn zhuāng。

she stood at the top of the mountain, looking down at the village below.

Words with 俯

俯仰

fǔ yǎng

lowering and raising of the head

俯仰之间

fǔ yǎng zhī jiān

in a flash

俯仰无愧

fǔ yǎng wú kuì

to have a clear conscience

俯伏

fǔ fú

to lie prostrate

俯就

fǔ jiù

to deign

俯拾即是

fǔ shí jí shì

see 俯拾皆是[fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4]

俯拾皆是

fǔ shí jiē shì

lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)

俯看

fǔ kàn

to look down at

俯瞰

fǔ kàn

to look down at (from a high vantage point)

俯瞰图

fǔ kàn tú

bird's-eye view

俯瞰摄影

fǔ kàn shè yǐng

crane shot

俯卧

fǔ wò

to lie prone

More characters with 亻