孚
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Meaning: to trust
💡 Think: a bird's claw over its egg—trusting that the egg will hatch.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Beijing market, a vendor hands a stranger a bag of apples without immediate payment, saying, '孚你 (fú nǐ).' This character, composed of 'claw' (爫) over 'child' (子), originally depicted a bird hatching eggs—a symbol of reliability. Today, 孚 means 'to trust' or 'to be credible,' often appearing in formal contexts like 深孚众望 (deeply trusted by many). It embodies the cultural value of mutual trust in Chinese society.
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