1. 蒲

蒲

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  • 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.

Example Words

Common

蒲公英 

Uncommon

蒲剧 (蒲劇)
蒲团 (蒲團)
蒲扇 
蒲江 

RareShow 23

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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