菩提

pútí

noun

Meanings

1 bodhi (Sanskrit)
2 spiritual enlightenment (Buddhism)

Characters

transliteration syllable

transliteration syllable

Examples

HSK 3

他在菩提树下打坐。

Tā zài pútí shù xià dǎzuò.

He meditated under the bodhi tree.

HSK 7-9

这串是菩提子念珠。

Zhè chuàn shì pútí zǐ niànzhū.

This is a bodhi-seed prayer bracelet.

Tips

history

Transliteration of Sanskrit bodhi, 'awakening.' The Buddha attained enlightenment under a 菩提树 (bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa). 菩提子 (bodhi seeds) are popular as Buddhist prayer beads.

Stroke Order

菩 pú

提 tí