浦 (pǔ): river bank, shore, river drainage ditch (old)
浦 (pǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “river bank.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 甫 (phonetic). It ranks #2113 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 浦 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- river bank
- shore
- river drainage ditch (old)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利物浦 | lì wù pǔ | Liverpool (England) |
| 塞浦路斯 | sài pǔ lù sī | Cyprus |
| 飞利浦 | fēi lì pǔ | Philips (company) |
| 浦东 | pǔ dōng | Pudong, a district of Shanghai to the east of the Huangpu River, full name 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 Xin1 qu1] |
| 上海浦东发展银行 | shàng hǎi pǔ dōng fā zhǎn yín háng | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank |
| 洋浦经济开发区 | yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū | Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan |
| 浦东机场 | pǔ dōng jī chǎng | Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
| 浦东新区 | pǔ dōng xīn qū | see 浦東|浦东[Pu3 dong1] |
| 浦口区 | pǔ kǒu qū | Pukou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 清浦区 | qīng pǔ qū | Qingpu, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 俄狄浦斯情结 | é dí pǔ sī qíng jié | Oedipus complex |
| 南浦市 | nán pǔ shì | Nampo city in North Korea |
| 青浦区 | qīng pǔ qū | Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai |
| 黄浦区 | huáng pǔ qū | Huangpu, the most central of Shanghai's districts |
| 大浦洞 | dà pǔ dòng | Taepodong, North Korean rocket series |
浦 appears in 53 compound words: 26 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 40 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 浦 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 浦.
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去，浦水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shǎng wàng qù , pǔ shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, one can see the river flowing gently eastward.
“中国洋浦港”籍船舶总运力突破800万载重吨_光明...
zhōng guó yáng pǔ gǎng jí chuán bó zǒng yùn lì tū pò 8 0 0 wàn zài chóng dūn guāng míng . . .
The total capacity of ships registered in "China Yangpu Port" exceeded 8 million dwt_Guangming...
惠而浦推出8亿美元股票发行计划以偿还债务
huì ér pǔ tuī chū 8 yì měi yuán gǔ piào fā háng jì huá yǐ cháng hái zhài wù
Whirlpool launched a $800 million stock offering plan to pay off debt
网球》台维斯杯保级功臣 吴东霖浦那挑战赛会外开胡
wǎng qiú tái wéi sī bēi bǎo jí gōng chén wú dōng 霖 pǔ nà tiāo zhàn sài huì wài kāi hú
Tennis" Davis Cup relegation hero Wu Donglin opened Hu outside the Pune Challenge
落地上海就过年,浦东机场打造多元场景“新年味”
luò dì shàng hǎi jiù guò nián , pǔ dōng jī chǎng dǎ zào duō yuán chǎng jǐng xīn nián wèi
Landing in Shanghai to celebrate the New Year, Pudong Airport creates a multi-scene "New Year's flavor"
...火与家常珍味,每一家餐厅都是精选丨寻味青浦
. . . huǒ yǔ jiā cháng zhēn wèi , měi yī jiā cān tīng dōu shì jīng xuǎn 丨 xún wèi qīng pǔ
... Fire and home-cooked delicacies, every restaurant is a selection丨Taste Qingpu
到利物浦的票价多少钱？
Dào Lìwùpǔ de piàojià duōshao qián?
What's the fare to Liverpool?
我中午十二点半还要去浦东。
Wǒ zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn bàn hái yào qù Pǔdōng.
I still need to go to Pudong at 12:30.
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