1. 菖
  2. 蒲

菖

Previous (靛)Next (卟)
  • 5168th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
菖→
艹昌
2Radical
菖→
艹grass昌N/A
3Graphical
菖→
艹昌

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chāng (chang1)see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 菖 chāng (chang1)The component 昌 is pronounced as 'chāng' (chang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Uncommon

菖蒲 

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蒲

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Previous (涅)Next (谦)
  • 2339th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蒲→
艹浦
2Radical
蒲→
艹grass氵water十ten用use丶dot
3Graphical
蒲→
艹⺀㇀一丨冂二丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pú (Pu2)surname Pu • old place name
2. pú (pu2)refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis • common cattail • bullrush

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蒲 pú (pu2)The component 浦 is pronounced as 'pǔ' (pu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蒲 pú (pu2)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

蒲公英 

Uncommon

蒲剧 (蒲劇)
蒲团 (蒲團)
蒲扇 
蒲江 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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