铺 (pù): store, to spread, to display
铺 (pù) is a Chinese character meaning “store.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 甫 (phonetic). It ranks #1602 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 铺 money. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- store
- to spread
- to display
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 铺
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铺盖 | pū gài | to spread evenly over |
| 当铺 | dàng pù | pawnshop |
| 床铺 | chuáng pù | bed |
| 铺床 | pū chuáng | to make a bed |
| 铺天盖地 | pū tiān gài dì | lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom) |
| 铺路 | pū lù | to pave (with paving stones) |
| 铺设 | pū shè | to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline) |
| 铺子 | pù zi | store |
| 铺位 | pù wèi | bunk |
| 铺平 | pū píng | to spread out (material) |
| 铺张 | pū zhāng | ostentation |
| 商铺 | shāng pù | shop |
| 卧铺 | wò pù | a bed (on a train) |
| 铺垫 | pū diàn | to spread out bedding |
| 酒铺 | jiǔ pù | tavern |
铺 appears in 56 compound words: 61 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 9 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 铺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
古时候，铺币是主要的流通货币。
gǔ shí hòu , pù bì shì zhǔ yāo de liú tōng huò bì .
In ancient times, coins were the primary currency in circulation.
云南金铺遭蒙面贼洗劫损逾3公斤黄金 警方10小时...
yún nán jīn pù zāo méng miàn zéi xǐ jié sǔn yú 3 gōng jīn huáng jīn jǐng fāng 1 0 xiǎo shí . . .
Yunnan gold shop was looted by masked thieves and lost more than 3 kilograms of gold Police 10 hours...
中国暴雪多地结冰!四川高速路铺“电热毯” 一键除冰超神奇
zhōng guó bào xuě duō dì jié bīng ! sì chuān gāo sù lù pù diàn rè tǎn yī jiàn chú bīng chāo shén qí
China's blizzard is frozen in many places! Sichuan Expressway paving "electric blanket" one-click de-icing is super magical
商业兴观点/学习泰国经验 把生活动线铺成消费路径
shāng yè xīng guàn diǎn xué xí tài guó jīng yàn bǎ shēng huó dòng xiàn pù chéng xiāo fèi lù jìng
Business Perspective/Learning from Thailand's Experience Pave the line of life into a consumption path
AI+玩具引领消费风潮,成都有店铺多次补货仍供不应..
A I wán jù yǐn lǐng xiāo fèi fēng cháo , chéng dōu yǒu diàn pù duō cì bǔ huò réng gōng bù yīng . .
AI+ toys lead the consumption trend, and Chengdu stores have replenished many times but are still in short supply:
老铺黄金2月28日启动2026年首轮调价;此...
lǎo pù huáng jīn 2 yuè 2 8 rì qǐ dòng 2 0 2 6 nián shǒu lún diào jià ; cǐ . . .
Laopu Gold launched the first round of price adjustment in 2026 on February 28; This...
这趟火车有卧铺车吗？
Zhè tàng huǒchē yǒu wòpù chē ma?
Does this train have a sleeping car?
小路上铺满了落叶。
Xiǎolù shàng pù mǎn le luòyè.
Leaves lay thick in the lane.
山中的小径铺满了柔软的落叶，十分好走。
Shān zhōng de xiǎojìng pù mǎn le róuruǎn de luòyè, shífēn hǎozǒu.
The mountain path was under a blanket of leaves, soft and easy to walk on.
这条街铺上了柏油。
Zhè tiáo jiē pū shàng le bǎiyóu.
The street is paved with asphalt.
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
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