How to Write 甫 (fǔ) — Meaning “Just; only then.”

Imagine a chef saying "Foo" (like the pinyin fǔ) as he stamps a "just" dot on top of the character 用 (use). This visual helps you remember that 甫 means "just" and looks like 用 with a dot on top.

Always start by writing the top horizontal line, then the dot, before moving to the 用 part. A common mistake is to forget the dot or to write the top line too long, making it look like a different character.

甫 has a small dot on top of 用, while 用 has no dot. 甩 also has no dot but instead has a curved stroke sweeping left from the top, like a tail. In meaning, 用 is "use," 甩 is "throw," and 甫 is "just."

甫 is rarely used alone in everyday speech; it appears in literary or formal phrases like 甫定 (just settled) and in the name of the famous poet 杜甫 (Du Fu). You may see it in classical texts or historical writing to indicate that something happened only recently.

Common words containing 甫 include: 杜甫 (dù fǔ) — Du Fu (famous Tang dynasty poet); 甫定 (fǔ dìng) — Just settled; just stabilized.; 甫及 (fǔ jí) — Just reached; just arrived at..