How is 服 pronounced?

服 is pronounced “fú” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 服?

服 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 服?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 服 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6verbmeasure word

服

fú

服 (fú) means “clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这件衣服很漂亮。

Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piàoliang.

This piece of clothing is very beautiful.

Words containing 服

服务员fú wù yuánwaiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel 衣服yī fuclothes 舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well 服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing; costume; clothes 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure 服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply; to defer 服气fú qìto be convinced; to accept 佩服pèi fúto admire 服务fú wùto serve; service 说服shuō fúto persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]屈服qū fúto surrender; to succumb; to yield 羽绒服yǔ róng fúdown-filled garment

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Frequently asked questions

What does 服 mean?: 服 (fú) means “clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 服 pronounced?: 服 is pronounced “fú” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 服?: 服 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 服?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 服 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18