漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
付: adhere, attach
Also: refer to, append
亻 carries the meaning · 寸 is drawn in
Seven readings, and the words that use each
フfu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 付属品ふぞくひんaccessory, fittings
- 付加価値ふかかちadded value
- 寄付するきふするcontribute, donate
- 添付するてんぷするappend, attach
つけるtsukeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 付けるつけるattach, add, append [v.t.]
-づける-zukeru · kun'yomi
- 裏付けるうらづけるsupport, endorse, substantiate
つけtsuke · kun'yomi
- 付けつけbill, credit account
つくtsuku · kun'yomi
- 付くつくadjoin, be attached, adhere [v.i.]
-づく-zuku · kun'yomi
- 気付くきづくnotice, recognize
つきtsuki · kun'yomi
- 期限付ききげんつきwith a time limit, with a deadline
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- １０日付けとおかづけdated the 10th
- 受付うけつけreception desk
Also read -つける, つけ-, -つけ, -づけ, -づけ, -つき, -つき, -づき, -づき, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)人 person, as 亻 + 又 hand
Ideogrammic compound (會意): 亻 (“person”) + 又 (“hand”) or ideogrammic compound (會意): 亻 (“person”) + 寸 (“hand”) – to deliver, to give to someone.
Source: Wiktionary, 付 (rev. 93768172), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the person standing tall, ready to interact with the world! When this radical appears on the left, it signals that the kanji describes a human quality, a social relationship, or an action that people perform.”
Connections
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fù
Same form: 付 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 付 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 付 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.