髴 (fú) - Fú — appears to be & seems like

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fú ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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髴 · fú

Fú — appears to be;

seems like;

resembling;

a Buddhist term referring to a nun or a hair ornament.

Fú — appears to beseems likeresembling

Usage highlights

Seems likeResemblingBuddhist nunHair ornamentAppearanceVaguely

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The scene seems like a dream (髣髴如梦境).
  • She resembles her mother (髣髴其母).
  • In Buddhist texts, it refers to a nun (比丘尼髴).
  • Ancient hair ornament (髴髻).

Collocations

  • Seems like(髣髴)
  • Resembling(髣髴)
  • Buddhist nun(髴尼)
  • Hair ornament(髴髻)
  • Appearance(髴然)
  • Vaguely(髴髴)

Idioms

  • Vaguely discernible(髣髴可见)
  • Dreamlike appearance(髣髴若梦)
  • Resembling the original(髣髴原貌)

Cultural background

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  • Often used in classical Chinese literature to describe vague resemblances or dreamlike states.
  • In Buddhist context, used as an honorific term for nuns.
  • Historically referred to hair ornaments in ancient times.

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