付

fù = fu + Ø4

surname Fu

fù = fu + Ø4

to pay / to hand over to / classifier for pairs or sets of things

付 = 亻 + 寸 : A paycheck.

付 = 亻 + 寸 : Rosa Luxemburg hands over Frieda Fox's paycheck in the bathroom of the space station, who of course "thumbs up".

付 character breakdown

付
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

寸

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

Characters with 付 as component

附

坿

fù = fu + Ø4

variant of 附[fu4]

附 = 付 + 阝 : The pope (阝) hands Frieda Fuchs (fu) a paycheck (付) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but the present comes with strings attached (附): Attached (附) to the paycheck is a contract stating that she can only cash it in if she joins the church.

跗

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

instep / tarsus

祔

fù = fu + Ø4

worship ancestors

拊

fǔ = fu + Ø3

pat

鲋

鮒

fù = fu + Ø4