付

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to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To hand 寸 something over to someone 亻

Components 亻寸

pay · Heisig RSH #825

人 person + glue

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
付之行动	fù zhī xíng dòng	to put into action; to transform into acts
付之东流	fù zhī dōng liú	to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
对方付费电话	duì fāng fù fèi diàn huà	collect call
付之度外	fù zhī dù wài	to think nothing of doing sth (idiom); to do sth without considering the risks; to leave o…
自动付款机	zì dòng fù kuǎn jī	cash dispenser; auto-teller; ATM
应付自如	yìng fu zì rú	to handle matters with ease (idiom); to hold one's own
对方付款电话	duì fāng fù kuǎn diàn huà	collect call
付之一笑	fù zhī yī xiào	(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
难以应付	nán yǐ yìng fù	hard to deal with; hard to handle
可支付性	kě zhī fù xìng	affordability
支付不起	zhī fù bù qǐ	to be unable to pay; unaffordable
应付过去	yìng fu guò qu	to muddle through
一次总付	yī cì zǒng fù	lump-sum (finance)
分期付款	fēn qī fù kuǎn	to pay in installments; payment in installments
付款方式	fù kuǎn fāng shì	terms of payment; payment method
点击付费广告	diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào	pay-per-click advertising
分付	Fēn fù	WeChat's "buy now, pay later" service
分付	fēn fu	variant of 吩咐[fen1 fu5]
付出	fù chū	to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
付方	fù fāng	credit side (of a balance sheet), as opposed to 收方[shou1 fang1]

These characters use 付 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
付 sound part	fù	give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
府	fǔ	prefect; prefecture, government
附	fù	nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
符	fú	amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
腐	fǔ	to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten
咐	fù	to instruct; to order
拊	fǔ	to pat, to slap, to tap; the handle of a vessel
鲋	fù	carp; Carassicus auratus
苻	fú	a kind of herb; Angelica anomala
跗	fū	arch, instep
驸	fù	extra horse; imperial son-in-law