更夫

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夫
night watchman (in former times)

Characters and words in 更夫

更
ge̅ng = g + (e)ng1
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
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gèng = g + (e)ng4
more / even more / further / still / still more
更 = 丈 + 日 : 人心不足，蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.
更 = 丈 + 日 : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.
夫
fu̅ = fu + Ø1
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
夫 = 二 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a construction worker
夫 = 二 + 人 : In front of the space station, Neanderthal Man and a construction worker are busy exchanging a broken capacitor. When Frieda Fox floats by they whistle at her because they think she's hot, but Frieda is just annoyed.
夫
fú = fu + Ø2
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Words with 更夫

更夫 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 更夫

更夫 currently does not appear in any sentence.