佛
fó · HSK 6
Buddha
🧘 亻 (person) + 弗 (fú, phonetic) — person radical marks a being, 弗 gives the sound
佛 is a phono-semantic compound: the 亻 radical signals a person or being, while 弗 (fú) supplies the sound. Coined to transcribe Sanskrit Buddha, shortened from 佛陀 fótuó.
佛 — person radical 亻 + 弗 (phonetic)
佛 is a phono-semantic compound: the 亻 radical signals 'person,' while 弗 supplies the sound. It was coined in early translations of Buddhist texts to transcribe the Sanskrit 'buddha,' so the character's meaning ('Buddha') comes from this loanword usage rather than its native parts.