负

fù

to bear · to turn one's back on

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 6 HSK 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪财赛赞

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Character Decomposition

负=⺈+贝

Etymology

A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝

Meanings

to bear

to carry (on one's back)

to turn one's back on

to be defeated

negative (math. etc)

fù

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Words with 负 192 total

(literary) to be culpable; to bear the blame · to feel guilty负罪fù zuì to bear · to carry on one's back · to shoulder背负bēi fù to shoulder · to bear · to undertake担负dān fù to fail to live up to (sb's expectations, trust or kindness); to let down辜负gū fù to bully欺负qī fu

Idioms with 负 97 total Chain

unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched · to come out even · to tie · to draw不分胜负bù fēn shèng fù to live up to expectations (idiom)不负众望bù fù zhòng wàng lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) · fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work · fig. to act stupidly反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chú