偩 (fù) - To imitate & to follow a pattern

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fù ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

偩 · fù

To imitate;

to follow a pattern;

to copy;

to resemble.

To imitateto follow a patternto copy

Usage highlights

imitate the ancientsfollow a patternresemble closelycopy a modelemulate a predecessor

Synonyms

  • 仿— to imitate, to copy
  • 效— to emulate, to follow
  • 摹— to trace, to copy

Antonyms

  • 创— to create, to innovate
  • 新— new, original

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The artist imitates the masters (偩古).
  • This design follows the original pattern (偩样).
  • His actions closely resemble his father's (偩其父).

Collocations

  • imitate the ancients(偩古)
  • follow a pattern(偩样)
  • resemble closely(偩似)
  • copy a model(偩模)
  • emulate a predecessor(偩先)

Idioms

  • Imitate the ancients, not the moderns(偩古不偩今)
  • Follow the pattern, draw the gourd(偩样画瓢)

Cultural background

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  • The character 偩 is composed of the person radical (亻) and the component 負, suggesting a person carrying or bearing a model to follow.
  • It reflects the traditional Chinese cultural value of learning from and emulating past masters and established patterns.

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