副 (fù)

secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb

HSK 3.1 level 6
11 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 畐 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“副，判也。从刀，畐聲。《周禮》曰：‘副辜祭。’疈，籀文副。”

Components

畐 (sound)
刂 (meaning) — 刂 is a component form of 刀.