葡 (pú): grape

葡 (pú) is a Chinese character meaning “grape.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 匍 (phonetic). It ranks #2090 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 葡 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. grape

Etymology & Origin

葡

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹匍 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 葡

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
葡萄酒nounpú tao jiǔ(grape) wine4
葡萄nounpú taogrape4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
葡萄牙语nounpú táo yá yǔPortuguese (language)
葡萄干nounpú tao gānraisin
葡萄园nounpú tao yuánvineyard
葡萄牙proper-nounpú táo yáPortugal
葡萄球菌nounpú tao qiú jūnstaphylococcus
葡萄糖nounpú tao tángglucose C6H12O6
葡萄汁nounpú táo zhīgrape juice
葡萄牙人nounpú táo yá rénPortuguese (person)
葡萄藤nounpú tao ténggrapevine (botany)
抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūnmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suānsour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
葡文nounpú wénPortuguese (language)
葡萄干儿nounpú tao gān rraisin
葡式adjectivepú shìPortuguese-style
葡语nounpú yǔPortuguese (language)
35
Total compounds
77
As first character
0
As last character
23
As middle character

葡 appears in 35 compound words: 77 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 葡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

萄táo
0.97579,952 co-occurrences
牙yá
0.73950,275 co-occurrences
酒jiǔ
0.54812,405 co-occurrences
酿niàng
0.478570 co-occurrences
糖táng
0.4664,980 co-occurrences
汁zhī
0.438552 co-occurrences
澳ào
0.4022,338 co-occurrences
语yǔ
0.3983,376 co-occurrences
菌jūn
0.386812 co-occurrences
籽zǐ
0.37590 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

氨基葡糖ān jī pú táng

glucosamine (abbr. for 氨基葡萄糖)

phrase
葡萄球菌pútáo qiújūnHSK 6+

staphylococcus

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

葡萄牙是欧洲的一个国家,以葡萄酒闻名。

Pútáoyá shì Ōuzhōu de yí gè guójiā, yǐ pútáojiǔ wénmíng.

Portugal is a country in Europe famous for its wine.

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

在葡萄牙,拨打 SNS24 接受紧急医院护理...

zài pú táo yá , bō dǎ S N S 2 4 jiē shòu jǐn jí yī yuàn hù lǐ . . .

In Portugal, call SNS24 for emergency hospital care...

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

在葡萄牙防治栗瘿蜂

zài pú táo yá fáng zhì 栗 瘿 fēng

Control of the chestnut gall wasp in Portugal

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

葡萄牙房地产发展势头不减,但步伐有所改变

pú táo yá fáng dì chǎn fā zhǎn shì tóu bù jiǎn , dàn bù fá yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn

Portugal's real estate momentum continues, but at a different pace

Tatoeba

欧洲人喜欢喝葡萄酒。

ōuzhōurén xǐhuan hē pútaojiǔ.

Europeans like to drink wine.

Tatoeba

葡萄牙和西班牙是邻居。

Pútáoyá hé Xībānyá shì línjū.

Portugal and Spain are neighbors.

Tatoeba

您有什么样的葡萄酒?

Nín yǒu shénmeyàng de pútaojiǔ?

What kind of wine do you have?

Tatoeba

你最喜欢苹果、橘子还是葡萄?

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan píngguǒ, júzi háishi pútao?

Which do you like best, apples, oranges or grapes?

Tatoeba

葡萄酒的味道很受天气影响。

Pútaojiǔ de wèidao hěn shòu tiānqì yǐngxiǎng.

The taste of wine is largely dependent upon the weather.

Tatoeba

那些葡萄看起来很甜,但其实是酸的。

Nàxiē pútao kànqǐlai hěn tián, dàn qíshí shì suān de.

Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (plant) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced pú

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 葡 (pú) mean in Chinese?
葡 (pú) primarily means "grape." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #2090 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 葡 have?
葡 is written with 12 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 葡?
The radical associated with 葡 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 葡?
葡 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 匍 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹匍 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 葡?
Common words with 葡 include: 葡萄酒 (pú tao jiǔ, "(grape) wine"); 葡萄 (pú tao, "grape"); 葡萄牙语 (pú táo yá yǔ, "Portuguese (language)"); 葡萄干 (pú tao gān, "raisin"); 葡萄园 (pú tao yuán, "vineyard"). There are over 35 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 葡 (pú)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pú: 普 (general, universal), 扑 (to throw oneself at), 铺 (store), 仆 (servant), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 葡 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 葡 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.