One character a day, easy to master Chinese characters. Let’s take a look at the basic knowledge of “夫”.
| 夫 fū | |
| Explanation：man; husband | |
| Phrases：夫妇(fū fù) husband and wife ; 夫人(fū rén) lady;Madame;Mrs | |
| 古时，一个男孩子到了二十岁，就要用发簪把头发束起来，还要戴上一顶帽子，表示已是成年人，成年后的男子称“夫”。“夫”字还包含着受别人尊敬的意思。 | |
| 夫 is formed by adding a horizontal stroke above “person”（人）, yet this horizontal stroke does not mean “head of the person”. Rather, it means the hairpin in a man’s hair. In ancient times, when a boy reached the age of 20, he had to bind his hair with a hairpin in a ritual initation, to be considered a grown up man. Therefore, the hairpin is the sign of “a grownup man ”,and this is also the original meaning of “夫” . | |
Sentences:
1.Lùyǐ shàng zuò zhe yí duì lǎofūfù.
路椅上坐着一对老夫妇。
路椅上坐着一对老夫妇。
An old couple sat on the roadside bench
2.Wǒ kěshì jiǔyǎng zūnfūrén de fāngmíng，jīntiān cái yǒuxìng jiàndào.
我可是久仰尊夫人的芳名，今天才有幸见到。
我可是久仰尊夫人的芳名，今天才有幸见到。
I have heard of your wife for a long time. Today, I finally have the honor of meeting her.
