(fū rén) - madam, lady, wife (formal address) in Mandarin

fūrén

Traditional: 夫人

HSK 5

#411 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

madam, lady, wife (formal address)

Word origin

A compound of 夫 (fu), a pictograph of an adult man with a hairpin, meaning 'husband, man', and 人 (ren) 'person'. Used as a respectful term for a married woman, 'madam, lady'.

Origin: compound
Root: 夫 (fu, 'man, husband', pictograph) + 人 (ren, 'person')

Stroke order

夫

人

Examples

李lǐ。

This is Madam Li.

。

The first lady came to the school.

，。

Madam, please come in.

。

The president's wife is very beautiful.

,。

Madam, please sit over here.

夫人 (fū rén) - madam, lady, wife (formal address).

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This word is part of lesson 9.