Taxonomy of meanings for 赴:　　

  • 赴 fù (OC: phoɡs MC: pʰio) 芳遇切 去 廣韻：【奔赴爾雅曰至也説文曰趨也芳遇切十一 】
    • HURRY
      • viactrush forward
      • vt+V[0]rush forward so as to V
      • vtoNrush in the direction of; hurry to catch up with
      • GO TO
        • vtoNhasten to go to as part of one's ritual obligations; go all the way to
        • vtoNdangerrush to (a dangerous place); rush forward into (danger, an abyss); brave (dangers etc)
        • vt(oN)omgo to, move to (a contextually determinate place)
        • vt(oN)go anywhere in particularCH
        • vtoNfigurativemove in the direction of, move toCH
        • vt+V[0]go to VCH
      • STRIVE FOR
        • vtoNrun after, strive for LUNHENG
      • JOIN
          • RESCUE
            • CONFORM
              • vtoNconform to (ritual)?? 赴禮
            • MEET
              • ENTER
                • vtoNdive into, throw oneself into; sink into
                • by leaping into>JUMP
                  • vtoNN=placejump intoLZ
          • =訃MOURNING
              • generalised>PUBLICISE
                • vadNconveying the announcement of death
                • vt(oN)make an announcement of a determinate case of death
                • vt+prep+Nreport a case of death to (a person or a place)
                • vtoNpassivebe announced (of a case of death)
                • vttoN1:postvtoN2announce (a misfortune, not necessarily death) to (an audience)
                • viactmake a formal announcement (often, but not always) of a case of death
          • fùREPORT
            • n=訃　funerary announcementCH

          Additional information about 赴

          說文解字: 【赴】，趨也。从走、仆省聲。 【臣鉉等曰：《春秋傳》赴告用此字，今俗作訃，非是。】 【芳遇切】

            Criteria
          • GO TO

            1. Zhī 之 is to go to a place, typically taking the most direct route, by any conveyance as a result of a decision and typically with the purpose of staying there for a while or conducting some business.

            2. Cào/zào 造 and rú 如 refer to aiming for a destination, and the movement may be by foot or by any conveyance.

            3. Wǎng 往 (ant. jū 居 "remain at home") refers to setting out for a destination by any means of transport or by foot, and the destination is not very often made explicit by an ordinary noun as object. Moreover wǎng 往 does not necessarily imply going somewhere by the most direct route.

            4. Fù 赴 refers to hastening to a (typically dangerous) destination (such as an abyss or fire), or to a place where one is to perform a public duty.

            5. Qū 趨 refers to hurrying politely to a destination.

            6. Shì 適 refers to moving in a certain direction, or heading for a certain place, and the word is also used for arrival at the destination.

            7. Jiù 就 (ant. qù 去 "leave") and the somewhat rarer jí 即 (ant. lí 離 "leave") refer to approaching a certain destination by any means of transport.

            8. Yì 詣 refers to going somewhere to pay a formal visit. See VISIT.