孵 fū to hatch
to hatch; to brood over eggs; to incubate
How to remember 孵: 卵 egg, ovum, roe + 孚 capture = to hatch. The fish farmer shows the kids the roe, each ovum an egg, nets it so no heron can capture it, and waits for it to hatch.
Component breakdown
孵 = 卵 egg, ovum, roe + 孚 capture
- 卵 egg, ovum, roe
- 孚 capture
The fish farmer shows the kids the roe, each ovum an egg, nets it so no heron can capture it, and waits for it to hatch.
How it is used
- To incubate/hatch: 孵蛋 (fū dàn) to sit on eggs, 孵化 (fūhuà) to hatch.
- Figurative in business: 孵化器 (fūhuàqì) an (startup) incubator, 孵化项目 (fūhuà xiàngmù) to incubate a project.