賦 (fù) - Fu — a type of classical Chinese poetic & to bestow, grant, or endow

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fù ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

賦 · fù

Fu — a type of classical Chinese poetic prose characterized by elaborate descriptions and parallelism;

to bestow, grant, or endow;

also refers to taxes or levies.

Fu — a type of classical Chinese poeticto bestow, grant, or endowalso refers to taxes or levies.

Usage highlights

Fu poetryBestow a titleNatural endowmentTax systemLiterary talentRhyme

Synonyms

  • 赐— to grant or bestow
  • 税— tax
  • 诗— poetry (in literary context)

Antonyms

  • 收— to collect (antonym to bestow)
  • 免— to exempt (antonym to tax)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He wrote a beautiful fu poem (赋诗).
  • The emperor bestowed a title (赐赋).
  • This land is endowed with natural beauty (天赋美景).
  • They discussed the tax system (赋税制度).

Collocations

  • Fu poetry(赋诗)
  • Bestow a title(赐赋)
  • Natural endowment(天赋)
  • Tax system(赋税)
  • Literary talent(文赋)
  • Rhyme-prose(辞赋)

Idioms

  • Talents endowed by nature(天赋异禀)
  • Heavy taxes and miscellaneous levies(横赋暴敛)
  • To tax the people heavily(赋敛无度)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Fu was one of the major literary forms in ancient China, flourishing during the Han dynasty.
  • As a tax term, it reflects the historical system of land taxes and corvée labor in imperial China.
  • The character combines '贝' (shell/money) and '武' (military), suggesting both financial and authoritative aspects.

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