(zhàng fu) - husband in Mandarin
zhàngfuTraditional: 丈夫
HSK 4
#488 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
husband
Word origin
丈夫 (zhàngfu) 'husband' combines 丈 (zhàng, a unit of length and 'senior man') and 夫 (fū, 'man, husband'). 丈 shows a hand holding a measuring staff; 夫 is a pictograph of an adult man with a hairpin marking him as grown.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 丈 (zhàng, 'senior man') + 夫 (fū, pictograph of an adult man)
Stroke order
丈
夫
Examples
贴。
Her husband is very considerate.
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The husband is working away from home.
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I love my husband.
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Her husband is a doctor.
贴。
He is a considerate husband.
丈夫 (zhàng fu) - husband.
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