付

fù

to pay

surname Fu; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

person (亻) + measured hand (寸) = hand over or pay

寸 originally depicted a hand with a measuring mark at the wrist, suggesting careful, controlled action. Together, a person extending a measured hand evokes the act of handing something over or paying.

亻+寸→付
亻A personSemantic
寸A unit of measureSemantic

我用手机付了今天的餐费。

wǒ yòng shǒu jī fù le jīn tiān de cān fèi。

I paid today's meal cost using my phone.

他买东西从不付现金,总是刷卡。

tā mǎi dōng xi cóng bù fù xiàn jīn,zǒng shì shuā kǎ。

He never pays cash when shopping; he always swipes his card.

Words with 付

付梓

fù zǐ

(literary) to send (a manuscript) to the press

货到付款

huò dào fù kuǎn

cash on delivery (COD)

对付

duì fu

to handle; to deal with; to tackle

难以应付

nán yǐ yìng fù

hard to deal with

付讫

fù qì

paid

预付

yù fù

to pay in advance

首付

shǒu fù

down payment

首付款

shǒu fù kuǎn

down payment

点击付费广告

diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào

pay-per-click advertising

一次总付

yī cì zǒng fù

lump-sum (finance)

交付

jiāo fù

to hand over

偿付

cháng fù

to pay back

More characters with 亻

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