拂

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to flick; to brush off; (of a breeze) to brush lightly over; (literary) to run counter to

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 弗 sound ( fú )

Components 扌弗

caress · Heisig RSH #2278

fingers + dollar sign

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
拂袖而去	fú xiù ér qù	to storm off in a huff (idiom)
拂动	fú dòng	(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently; to ruffle
拂逆	fú nì	to go against; to do sth contrary to (sb's wishes)
吹拂	chuī fú	to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
拂扫	fú sǎo	whisk
拂尘	fú chén	horsetail whisk; duster
飘拂	piāo fú	to drift lightly
拂晓	fú xiǎo	daybreak; approach of dawn
拂拭	fú shì	to wipe

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
弗 sound part	fú	not, negative
费	fèi	expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful
佛	fú	Buddha; Buddhist
氟	fú	fluorine
沸	fèi	to boil, to bubble up, to gush
怫	fú	anxious; depressed; sorry
狒	fèi	baboon
绋	fú	thick rope; the rope around a bier
砩	fú	to build a dam with rocks
茀	fú	weeds; overgrowth
艴	fú	angry, showing emotion on one's face