朴 (pǔ): (bound form) plain, simple
朴 (pǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) plain.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 卜 (phonetic). It ranks #2056 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 朴 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) plain
- simple
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 朴
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朴实adjective | pǔ shí | plain |
| 简朴adjective | jiǎn pǔ | (of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple |
| 淳朴adjective | chún pǔ | simple and honest |
| 质朴adjective | zhì pǔ | simple |
| 纯朴noun | chún pǔ | variant of 淳樸|淳朴 |
| 朴正熙 | piáo zhèng xī | Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Ko... |
| 古朴adjective | gǔ pǔ | simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc) |
| 朴智星 | piáo zhì xīng | Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012) |
| 朴实无华phrase | pǔ shí wú huá | (idiom) simple |
| 朴次茅斯proper-noun | pǔ cì máo sī | Portsmouth, southern English seaport |
| 素朴adjective | sù pǔ | simple |
| 俭朴adjective | jiǎn pǔ | thrifty and simple |
| 朴子市 | pú zǐ shì | Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan |
| 李公朴 | lǐ gōng pǔ | Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946 |
| 抱朴子 | bào pǔ zǐ | Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc |
朴 appears in 31 compound words: 39 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 16 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 朴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 朴.
Example Sentences
这片森朴里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。
zhè piān sēn piáo lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .
This pristine forest is home to many rare wildlife species.
影音/朴载范打造男团LNGSHOT首度来台 成员...
yǐng yīn pǔ zài fàn dǎ zào nán tuán L N G S H O T shǒu dù lái tái chéng yuán . . .
Audio/Video / Park Jae-beom creates the boy group LNGSHOT to come to Taiwan for the first time...
《简朴房条例》周日实施 业主:核证报告价格参差...
jiǎn pǔ fáng tiáo lì zhōu rì shí shī yè zhǔ : hé zhèng bào gào jià gé cān chā . . .
The "Simple Housing Regulations" came into effect on Sunday Owners: The price of the certified report is uneven...
朴赞郁出任坎城影展评审团主席 成影史首位韩...
pǔ zàn yù chū rèn kǎn chéng yǐng zhǎn píng shěn tuán zhǔ xí chéng yǐng shǐ shǒu wèi hán . . .
Park Chan-wook became the chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, the first Korean in the history of the film...
主播说国防丨将朴素的情感,化为坚实的行动
zhǔ bō shuō guó fáng 丨 jiāng pǔ sù de qíng gǎn , huà wéi jiān shí de háng dòng
The anchor said that national defense丨 will turn simple emotions into solid actions
中职/啦啦队战火再升级!朴星垠传加盟富邦携李珠珢
zhōng zhí lā lā duì zhàn huǒ zài shēng jí ! pǔ xīng 垠 chuán jiā méng fù bāng xié lǐ zhū 珢
The war between secondary vocational schools/cheerleaders has escalated again! Park Xingyin is rumored to join Fubon with Li Zhujun
她穿的衣服总是很朴素。
Tā chuān de yīfu zǒngshì hěn pǔsù.
She always dresses very simply.
玛丽穿了一条朴素的白裙子。
Mǎlì chuān le yī tiáo pǔsù de bái qúnzi.
Mary wore a simple white dress.
我叫朴海秀。大海的「海」，优秀的「秀」。
Wǒ jiào pò hǎi xiù. dàhǎi de 「 hǎi 」, yōuxiù de 「 xiù 」.
My name is Park Hae-soo. "Hae" as in "sea," and "Soo" as in "excellent."
大自然的真实和质朴往往是值得注意的艺术中最重要的基石。
Dàzìrán de zhēnshí hé zhìpǔ wǎngwǎng shì zhídezhùyì de yìshù zhōng zuì zhòngyào de jīshí.
The truth and simplicity of nature is always the most important foundation of noteworthy art.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced pǔ
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