埔 (bù) — (bound form) flat land near a river or ocean, used in place names
Definition
A bound form meaning flat land near a river or ocean, used only as part of place names (e.g. 黄埔, 大埔). It never stands alone as a word.
bound form
flat land near a river or oceanused in place names
Easily confused
- 捕bǔlook-aliketo catch, to capture
- 不bùsound-alikeno, not (negates verbs and adjectives)
- 浦pǔlook-alikewater's edge, river mouth (in place names)
- 部bùsound-alike(classifier) for films, books, machines, etc.
- 脯fǔlook-alikebreast; chest (bound form, used in compounds)
- 步bùsound-alike(noun) step (in walking), pace
Examples
- 埔。Wǒ zhù zài shàng hǎi de huáng bù qū.I live in Shanghai's Huangpu district.
- 埔。Xiāng gǎng yǒu yí gè dì fāng jiào dà bù.There's a place in Hong Kong called Tai Po.
- 埔。Wǒ de péng you cóng dà bù lái.My friend is from Tai Po.
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.
埔 uses 土 for earth or land, and 甫 gives the sound.
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