府同知 fǔtóngzhī prefecture deputy Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 府 fǔ noun prefecture (historical) a mid-level administrative division between a province and a county; the city where such an office was located同知 tóngzhī sub-prefect (bound form) an assistant official or sub-prefect in imperial China, serving beneath a 知府 zhīfǔ