"Fu" meaning in English

See Fu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fu
  1. A surname from Chinese. Derived forms: Fu Manchu
    Sense id: en-Fu-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 富 (Fù). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Fu County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|富|tr=Fù}} 富 (Fù) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fu
  1. A county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shaanxi Translations (county; surname): (Fù) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Fu-en-name-pH0mcDSr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 44 19 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 54 16 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 65 16 Disambiguation of 'county; surname': 78 22
  2. A surname from Chinese
    Sense id: en-Fu-en-name-j8uMPsK5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Fuxian (english: county)
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "Smoked Painting in Fu County originated from dish rack – a type of ancient folk ornamental artifact in Fu County. Dish rack is a piece of furniture which different rural counties in the south of Yan’an use as a tiled jar to place rice, flour, and tableware. It is similar to today’s kitchen cabinet in function.",
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