袱 (fú) is a Chinese character meaning “cloth used for wrapping things”. It is written from 衤 (clothing (left-side form)) and 伏 (to lie prostrate; to hide), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
衤 + 伏
Left–right structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 构形核验：现代字形拆分 ⿰衤伏（cjkvi-ids 与 makemeahanzi 构建期候选一致，后者注明伏兼表音），对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺（5+6=11 画）；伏 fú 与 袱 fú 读音完全一致
Memory aid
Cloth 衤 on the left, and 伏 (to lie low, to hide) on the right: a wrapping cloth where your things lie hidden inside — a bundle.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 包袱bāo fúcloth-wrapped bundle; (figurative) burden袱 = fúspoken asbāo fu
Go deeper
All readings
wrapping cloth
cloth used for wrapping things; a cloth-wrapped bundle
包裹东西用的布；也指用布包起来的包裹。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 包袱bāo fúcloth-wrapped bundle; (figurative) burden袱 = fúspoken asbāo fu
Sound component
伏 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 袱 mean?
袱 (fú) means cloth used for wrapping things; a cloth-wrapped bundle.
How do you pronounce 袱?
It is pronounced fú.
What parts is 袱 made of?
衤 (clothing (left-side form)) and 伏 (to lie prostrate; to hide), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 构形核验：现代字形拆分 ⿰衤伏（cjkvi-ids 与 makemeahanzi 构建期候选一致，后者注明伏兼表音），对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺（5+6=11 画）；伏 fú 与 袱 fú 读音完全一致. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 袱 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 袱?
衣. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 袱?
Common ones are 包袱. The reading of 袱 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.