府 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

府 English definition

  • seat of government
  • government repository (archive)
  • official residence
  • mansion
  • presidential palace
  • (honorific) Your home
  • prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : phonetic pol, used in Korean place name; see Polha 乶下[Fu3 xia4], Korean place name in former Hamgyeongdo Province 咸鏡道|咸镜道[Xian2 jing4 dao4];
  • : to look down; to stoop;
  • : perplexed; astonished;
  • : handle of bow;
  • : to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress; an old term for province or provincial governor;
  • : pat;
  • : hatchet;
  • : name of a river in Hebei;
  • : (classical) barely; just; just now;
  • : 眔
  • : basket used in state worship;
  • : dried meat; preserved fruit;
  • : decay; rotten;
  • : internal organs;
  • : crab;
  • : to assist; to complement; auxiliary;
  • : ancient place name;
  • : kettle; cauldron;
  • : the skate or ray;
  • : (embroidery);

Words containing 府, by HSK level