普 (pǔ): general, universal
普 (pǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “general, universal.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 並 (structural) and 日 (structural). It ranks #630 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 普 everyone 並 under the sun 日. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- general, universal
Etymology & Origin
ideographicEveryone 並 under the sun 日
Decomposition: ⿱並日 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 普
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 普通adjective | pǔ tōng | common | 4 |
| 普遍adjective | pǔ biàn | universal | 4 |
| 普通话noun | pǔ tōng huà | Putonghua | 4 |
| 科普verb | kē pǔ | popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及) | 6 |
| 普及verb | pǔ jí | to spread extensively | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普通人noun | pǔ tōng rén | ordinary person |
| 辛普森proper-noun | xīn pǔ sēn | Simpson (name) |
| 吉普noun | jí pǔ | Jeep (car brand) |
| 菲利普 | fēi lì pǔ | (name) Philip |
| 普林斯顿proper-noun | pǔ lín sī dùn | Princeton, New Jersey |
| 夏普 | xià pǔ | Sharp Corporation |
| 吉普车noun | jí pǔ chē | jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) |
| 汤普森noun | tāng pǔ sēn | (name) Thompson |
| 普普通通 | pǔ pǔ tōng tōng | ordinary |
| 普拉提noun | pǔ lā tí | Pilates (physical fitness system) |
| 索普proper-noun | suǒ pǔ | Thorpe (name) |
| 普照verb | pǔ zhào | (of sunlight) to bathe all things |
| 查普曼 | chá pǔ màn | Chapman (name) |
| 普鲁士proper-noun | pǔ lǔ shì | Prussia (historical German state) |
| 普兰proper-noun | pǔ lán | see 普蘭縣|普兰县 |
普 appears in 103 compound words: 71 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 15 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 普 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
Nanputuo Temple (a Buddhist temple in Siming district, Xiamen, Fujian, China); South Putuo Temple
universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 普.
Example Sentences
普通话是中国的官方语言，在全国各地都能通用。
Pǔtōnghuà shì Zhōngguó de guānfāng yǔyán, zài quánguó gèdì dōu néng tōngyòng.
Mandarin is China's official language and can be used throughout the country.
...年“识局”6 | 不想当“跛脚鸭”,特朗普能否守..
. . . nián shí jú 6 bù xiǎng dāng 跛 jiǎo yā , tè lǎng pǔ néng fǒu shǒu . .
... Year "Knowing the Bureau" 6 | If you don't want to be a "lame duck", can Trump keep it?
豪赌AI却让普通员工买单?Meta据称连续两年削减..
háo dǔ A I què ràng pǔ tōng yuán gōng mǎi dān ? M e t a jù chèn lián xù liǎng nián xiāo jiǎn . .
Gambling on AI but making ordinary employees pay? Meta is said to have cut for two consecutive years:
存储概念股普涨 西部数据(WDC.US)涨逾3%
cún chǔ gài niàn gǔ pǔ zhǎng xī bù shǔ jù ( W D C . U S ) zhǎng yú 3
Storage concept stocks rose across Western Digital (WDC. US) rose more than 3%
上午伊核下午俄乌,特朗普“谈判用人”引争议:派俩房..
shǎng wǔ yī hé xià wǔ é wū , tè lǎng pǔ tán pàn yòng rén yǐn zhēng yì pā liǎ fáng . .
Morning Iran, Afternoon Russia-Ukraine: Trump's "Negotiation Team" Sparks Controversy: Sending Two...
普通人也能开飞机回家过年了?飞2小时油费只...
pǔ tōng rén yě néng kāi fēi jī huí jiā guò nián le ? fēi xiǎo shí yóu fèi zhī . . .
Can ordinary people fly home for the New Year now? A two-hour flight costs only...
那个名字很普通吗？
Nàge míngzi hěn pǔtōng ma?
Is that a common name?
这条路是不是直接通往普拉多博物馆？
Zhè tiáo lù shìbùshì zhíjiē tōngwǎng Pǔlā duō bówùguǎn?
Is this the direct way to the Prado?
未来，机器人会像个人电脑一样普及吗？
Wèilái, jīqìrén huì xiàng gèréndiànnǎo yīyàng pǔjí ma?
In the future, will robots be as common as personal computers?
上海人普通话说得怎么样？
Shànghǎi rén pǔtōnghuà shuō de zěnmeyàng?
What does Shanghai people's Mandarin sound like?
Character Family
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