to comfort

to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor

hand (扌) + phonetic (无) = to stroke and comfort

The hand radical carries the full meaning here — a gentle hand that soothes or strokes. 无 lends the sound fǔ and does not contribute to the sense.

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妈妈轻轻摸着孩子的头发。

māma qīng qīng fǔmō zhe háizi de tóufa。

Mom gently stroked the child's hair.

慰了那个因失去亲人而伤心的老人。

tā fǔwèi le nà ge yīn shīqù qīnrén ér shāngxīn de lǎorén。

She comforted the old person who was heartbroken from losing a loved one.

Words with 抚

安抚

ān fǔ

to placate

安抚奶嘴

ān fǔ nǎi zuǐ

(baby's) pacifier

巡抚

xún fǔ

inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times

平抚

píng fǔ

to calm

爱抚

ài fǔ

to caress

扼喉抚背

è hóu fǔ bèi

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

招抚

zhāo fǔ

to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

抚恤

fǔ xù

(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury

抚宁

fǔ níng

see 撫寧區|抚宁区[Fu3 ning2 Qu1]

抚宁区

fǔ níng qū

Funing, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei

抚州

fǔ zhōu

see 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4]

抚州市

fǔ zhōu shì

Fuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]

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