孵 fū to hatch
to hatch; to brood over eggs; to incubate
怎么记住“孵”: 卵 egg + 孚 capture = to hatch. The fish farmer shows the kids the roe, each ovum an egg, nets it so no heron can capture it, and waits for it to hatch.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
孵 = 卵 egg + 孚 capture
- 卵 egg meaning
- 孚 capture sound
The fish farmer shows the kids the roe, each ovum an egg, nets it so no heron can capture it, and waits for it to hatch.
How it came to be
The egg gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- To incubate/hatch: 孵蛋 (fū dàn) to sit on eggs, 孵化 (fūhuà) to hatch.
- Figurative in business: 孵化器 (fūhuàqì) an (startup) incubator, 孵化项目 (fūhuà xiàngmù) to incubate a project.