阝 fù 'left ear'; 'right of mound'


Made with 2 strokes.
Called the 'left-ear' radical as it looks like an ear but nothing to do with hearing. Originally picture of steps leading down from a mound.

Sounds same

复 fù ; 妇 fù (woman) ; 父 fù (father) ; 富 fù (rich) ; ⻏ fù (place)

Different tone

夫 fū (husband) ; 福 fú (good fortune) ; 弗 fú (not) ; 服 fú (clothes) ; 孚 fú (to trust)

Radical

Index 170 used in: 啊 á (what?) ; 防 fáng (to protect) ; 际 jì (border) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 隋 suí (Sui) ; 险 xiǎn (danger) ; 阳 yáng (yang) ; 阴 yīn (yin) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 阻 zǔ (to hinder)

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stroke order for 阝
Stroke order for character 阝, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚