普 (pǔ) — (bound form) general, universal, widespread; (bound form) to popularize, to make widespread; (surname) Pu
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'general, universal, widespread' — almost always seen inside compounds like 普通, 普遍, 普及, not used alone.
bound form
generaluniversalwidespreadto popularizeto make widespread(surname) Pu
Examples
- 。pǔ Tōng huà shì zhōng guó de guān fāng yǔ yán.Mandarin is the official language of China.
- 。Zhè zhǒng xiàn xiàng hěn pǔ biàn.This phenomenon is very widespread.
- 普，！pǔ Xiān sheng, nín hǎo!Hello, Mr. Pu!
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 並並bìngside by side
- 日日rìsun
普 is made of 日 (sun) and 並 (side by side).
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