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

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
父 用
Mandarin
fu3, bu3, pu4, pu3
English
Definitions
just; just now; begin; father; great; man
Mnemonic
As a plant that has just barely sprouted: short time
Etymology
Notes
Originally a plant 屮 growing (spreading) in a field 田; later changed to 用 and 父