俯

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to look down; to stoop

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 府 sound ( fǔ )

Components 亻府

bow one’s head · Heisig RSH #827

人 person + 府 government office

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
前俯后仰	qián fǔ hòu yǎng	to rock one's body backward and forward; to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
俯仰之间	fǔ yǎng zhī jiān	in a flash
俯首称臣	fǔ shǒu chēng chén	to bow before (idiom); to capitulate
俯角	fǔ jiǎo	(math.) angle of depression
俯身	fǔ shēn	to lean over; to bend over; to stoop; to bow
俯首帖耳	fǔ shǒu tiē ěr	bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient; at sb's beck and call
俯视	fǔ shì	to overlook; to look down at
与世俯仰	yǔ shì fǔ yǎng	to swim with the tide (idiom)
俯首	fǔ shǒu	to bend one's head
俯看	fǔ kàn	to look down at
俯冲	fǔ chōng	to dive down fast; to swoop down
屈尊俯就	qū zūn fǔ jiù	to condescend; condescending; patronizing
俯拾即是	fǔ shí jí shì	see 俯拾皆是[fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4]
俯就	fǔ jiù	to deign; to condescend; to yield to (entreaties); to submit to (sb); (polite) to deign to…
俯仰无愧	fǔ yǎng wú kuì	to have a clear conscience
俯伏	fǔ fú	to lie prostrate
俯拾皆是	fǔ shí jiē shì	lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom); fig. extremely co…
俯卧	fǔ wò	to lie prone
俯瞰摄影	fǔ kàn shè yǐng	crane shot; boom shot (photography)
俯卧撑	fǔ wò chēng	push-up; press-up (exercise)

Characters sharing the sound component 府 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
府 sound part	fǔ	prefect; prefecture, government
腑	fǔ	bowels, entrails, viscera