埔 (bù): used in place names

埔 (bù) is a Chinese character meaning “used in place names.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 土 (earth). It ranks #3173 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 土 earth10 strokesFrequency #3173

Definitions

  1. used in place names

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
柬埔寨jiǎn pǔ zhàiCambodia
和记黄埔hé jì huáng pǔHutchison Whampoa (former investment holding company based in Hong Kong, founded in 1863, defunct in 2015)
黄埔军校huáng pǔ jūn xiàoWhampoa Military Academy
大埔dà bùDabu County in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong
平埔族píng pǔ zúPingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), "plains tribes"
中埔zhōng pǔZhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
埔里pǔ lǐPuli, town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
埔心pǔ xīnPuxin or Puhsin Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
黄埔区huáng pǔ qūHuangpu, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
埔里镇pǔ lǐ zhènPuli, town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
大埔乡dà pǔ xiāngDapu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
中埔乡zhōng pǔ xiāngZhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
埔心乡pǔ xīn xiāngPuxin or Puhsin Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
新埔xīn pǔXinpu or Hsinpu Town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
新埔镇xīn pǔ zhènXinpu or Hsinpu Town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
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Total compounds
24
As first character
32
As last character
44
As middle character

埔 appears in 25 compound words: 24 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 44 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

黄埔军校Huángpǔ JūnxiàoHSK 5+

an institution that is deemed an industry standard, has industry-wide influence, and produces industry talents

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

埔生土长的他对这片土地充满感情。

bù shēng tǔ cháng de tā duì zhè piàn tǔ dì chōng mǎn gǎn qíng .

Having grown up here, he has a deep attachment to this land.

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háo zhái mǎi jiā chōng wěi bān chē bì jiā là ! dà bù lín hǎi shān chéng yáng fáng yú 1 . 4 5 yì jí rì gū mǎi jiā jí 悭 . . .

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jiā yì zhōng bù chūn xī fēng líng shǎn yào bā zhǎng xī 2 0 fēn zhōng dí shì ní jí yān huǒ . . .

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dà bù T e s l a měng hàn ní tóu chē shuǎi 辘 sī jī qì chē bù . . .

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大埔颂雅路Tesla撞路旁泥头车 司机踪杳

dà bù sòng yǎ lù T e s l a zhuàng lù páng ní tóu chē sī jī zōng 杳

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chuàng kē dà bù 2 0 2 6 zhǎn lǎn zhōu rì jiē mù xiǎo xué shēng fā míng A I fēn . . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 埔 (bù) mean in Chinese?
埔 (bù) primarily means "used in place names." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3173 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 埔 have?
埔 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 埔?
The radical associated with 埔 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.
What are common words containing 埔?
Common words with 埔 include: 柬埔寨 (jiǎn pǔ zhài, "Cambodia"); 和记黄埔 (hé jì huáng pǔ, "Hutchison Whampoa (former investment holding company based in Hong Kong, founded in 1863, defunct in 2015)"); 黄埔军校 (huáng pǔ jūn xiào, "Whampoa Military Academy"); 大埔 (dà bù, "Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong"); 平埔族 (píng pǔ zú, "Pingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), "plains tribes""). There are over 25 compound words containing this character.
Is 埔 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 埔 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.