甫 (fǔ)

(classical) barely; just; just now

Etymology

Pictograph of something sprouting (屮) from a field (田), depicting a garden or orchard, now written as 圃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“甫,男子美稱也。从用、父,父亦聲。”

Original meaning

garden, orchard

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