p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards

莆

pú
noun #45,062

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 莆田) Putian, a city in Fujian
  2. 2 (archaic) a kind of water plant

Examples

HSK 6
莆田是福建的沿海城市。
Pútián shì Fújiàn de yánhǎi chéngshì.
Putian is a coastal city in Fujian province.
HSK 6
他的亲戚多是莆田人。
Tā de qīnqi duō shì Pútián rén.
Many of his relatives are from Putian.

Tips

usage
In modern use almost only in 莆田, a Fujian city. The original meaning was a marsh reed; that plant sense is now archaic.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plants
Grass radical on top, side form of 草. It points back to the old sense of a marsh reed; the place-name use kept the same written form.
phonetic
甫 fǔ
just now; (here) sound
Below, 甫 is the phonetic; the same element gives 蒲 and 葡 their pú reading.

Stroke Order

莆 pú