He was petting the dog.
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抚
Traditional: 撫
fǔ
fǔ · fu2 (Jyutping)
- to comfort
- to console
- to stroke
- to caress
- an old term for province or provincial governor
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Character breakdown
抚
- Meaning
- pat, console, comfort; pacify
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰扌无
- Cangjie
- QMKU
- Four-corner
- 5101
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Example sentences
He has a large family to support.
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