蒲 (pú) — cattail (a kind of plant); (surname) Pu
Definition
noun
cattail (a kind of plant)(surname) Pu
Measure word · 棵
Examples
- 蒲。Shuǐ biān cháng le xǔ duō xiāng pú.Many cattails grow by the water.
- 蒲。Zhè wèi xiān sheng xìng pú.This gentleman's surname is Pu.
- 蒲。Xiāng pú de yè zi kě yǐ yòng lái zuò xí zi.The leaves of cattails can be used to make mats.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎovegetation
蒲 has 艹 (vegetation) on top to show it is a plant, and 浦 to give its sound.
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