Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
旉 甫 寸 ⿱甫寸
Mandarin
fu1, bu4, fu3
English
Definitions
to announce; to state to
Mnemonic
To hold up 又 (now 寸) briefly 甫
Etymology
Notes
This character originally meant to spread: perhaps pictures a hand 又 doing what plants do in a field