蒲 (pú): surname Pu, old place name, refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
蒲 (pú) is a Chinese character meaning “old place name.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 浦 (phonetic). It ranks #3547 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蒲 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- surname Pu
- old place name
- refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒲公英noun | pú gōng yīng | dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum) |
| 蒲团noun | pú tuán | praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail) |
| 香蒲 | xiāng pú | Typha orientalis |
| 蒲扇noun | pú shàn | palm-leaf fan |
| 蒲福风级 | pú fú fēng jí | Beaufort scale for wind speed |
| 蒲式耳 | pú shì ěr | bushel (eight gallons) |
| 肉蒲团 | ròu pú tuán | The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔 |
| 蒲甘王朝 | pú gān wáng cháo | Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287 |
| 蒲隆地proper-noun | pú lóng dì | Burundi (Tw) |
| 蒲包 | pú bāo | cattail bag |
| 蒲城县 | pú chéng xiàn | Pucheng, a county in Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi |
| 蒲城 | pú chéng | see 蒲城縣|蒲城县 |
| 蒲草箱 | pú cǎo xiāng | rush basket |
| 水菖蒲 | shuǐ chāng pú | Acorus calamus |
| 蒲松龄 | pú sōng líng | Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊齋志異|聊斋志异 |
蒲 appears in 30 compound words: 80 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 10 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 蒲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
据史料记载,其为唐代河东蒲州河中府人(今山西运城永乐镇)。
jù shǐ liào jì zài , qí wéi táng dài hé dōng pú zhōu hé zhōng fǔ rén ( jīn shān xī yùn chéng yǒng lè zhèn ) .
According to historical records, he was a native of Hedong’s Puzhou, Hezhong Prefecture, during the Tang Dynasty (present-day Yongle Town, Yuncheng, Shanxi).
护血管: 蒲公英富含β-胡萝卜素,有助于清除血管壁“垃圾”,帮助保护血管。
hù xiě guǎn : pú gōng yīng fù hán hú luó bǔ sù , yǒu zhù yú qīng chú xiě guǎn bì lā jī , bāng zhù bǎo hù xiě guǎn .
Protects Blood Vessels: Dandelions are rich in beta-carotene, which helps remove “debris” from blood vessel walls and helps protect the blood vessels.
在广西河池市宜州区,街道两侧的蒲桃树上也挂满了金黄色的果实。
zài guǎng xī hé chí shì yí zhōu qū , jiē dào liǎng cè de pú táo shù shàng yě guà mǎn le jīn huáng sè de guǒ shí .
In Yizhou District, Hechi City, Guangxi, the star apple trees lining both sides of the streets are also laden with golden-yellow fruit.
中国国家博物馆里“说聊斋” 蒲松龄手稿真迹展出
zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn lǐ shuō liáo zhāi pú sōng líng shǒu gǎo zhēn jì zhǎn chū
"Tales from the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" at the National Museum of China: Original Manuscripts by Pu Songling on Display
Character Family
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