hill, mound, left village radical (no. 170)
阜 centers on a raised landform: a hill or mound. The radical sense is the same hill shape used as a component in other characters, often appearing on the left side.
阜 is a pictograph of a hill or mound, with the modern form preserving a stylized stepped or terraced shape. The left-side radical form ⻖ is a compressed version of the same character.
The stacked horizontal and vertical strokes suggest layers of earth rising up: 阜 is a hill or mound.
For フ, imagine a hill so steep you huff and puff climbing it: huff -> フ, and the mound rises before you.
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Gifu (city, prefecture)
Gifu University
mound; hill
Gifu University Of Health Science
Gifu University of Medical Science
Gifu Kyoritsu University
Gifu Women's University
Gifu Women's Junior College
Gifu City Public Library
gifu lantern; elegant egg-shaped paper lantern, usu. with a tassel at the bottom, made in Gifu
Gifu University of Education
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Gifu College Of Nursing
Gifu Prefectural Police (abbr)
Gifu College of Economics
Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University
Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Gifu University for Education and Languages
caruncle (of a bird); cockscomb; wattle
mons veneris; mons pubis