涪 (fú): (in 涪江) the Fu River

Meanings

涪江发源于四川，汇入嘉陵江。

Fújiāng fāyuán yú Sìchuān, huìrù Jiālíngjiāng.

The Fu River rises in Sichuan and flows into the Jialing River.

涪陵以榨菜闻名。

Fúlíng yǐ zhàcài wénmíng.

Fuling is famous for its pickled mustard tuber.

usage

A geography character: the 涪江 (Fu River) and 涪陵 (Fuling, the Chongqing district whose 榨菜, pickled mustard tuber, is sold all over China).

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

Left-side water radical, the three-drop form of 水. As with most river names, the water radical marks it as a watercourse.

phonetic

咅 pǒu

(here) sound

Right side supplies the sound; the same phonetic appears in 培 and 陪, though here the river name reads fú.

涪 fú