敷

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to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

攵 meaning “tap” + 旉 sound

Components 旉攵

apply · Heisig RSH #2796

dog tag + 放 release

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
入不敷出	rù bù fū chū	income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet
热敷布	rè fū bù	hot compress
冷敷布	lěng fū bù	cold compress
敷汤药	fū tāng yào	(coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses
泥敷剂	ní fū jì	poultice
敷衍了事	fū yǎn liǎo shì	(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
外敷	wài fū	to apply externally
敷布	fū bù	medical dressing; bandage
热敷	rè fū	to apply a hot compress
敷料	fū liào	medical dressing
敷粉	fū fěn	to sprinkle powder; a dusting
冷敷	lěng fū	to apply a cold compress
敷衍塞责	fū yǎn sè zé	(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
敷演	fū yǎn	variant of 敷衍; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classics)
敷设	fū shè	to lay; to spread out
敷陈	fū chén	to give an orderly account; a thorough narrative
敷贴	fū tiē	to smear; to apply glue or ointment to a surface
涂敷	tú fū	to smear; to daub; to plaster; to apply (ointment)
仓敷	Cāng fū	Kurashiki (city in Japan)
敷衍	fū yǎn	to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to …