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朴

pǔ

HSK 6 Character Traditional 樸

What 朴 means

1. bound formplain; simple
2. Taiwan pr. pú

Other readings

朴 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• pōused in {朴刀|pō dāo}
• pòCeltis sinensis var. japonica
• Piáosurname Piao; Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak); also pr. Pú

Example sentences

• 他生活朴素。
  Tā shēnghuó pǔsù.
  He lived a simple life.
• 她穿的衣服总是很朴素。
  Tā chuān de yīfu zǒngshì hěn pǔsù.
  The clothes she wears are always plain.
• 玛丽穿了一条朴素的白裙子。
  Mǎlì chuān le yī tiáo pǔsù de bái qúnzi.
  Mary wore a simple white dress.
• 真理的语言必定是朴实无华、毫无矫饰的。
  The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
• 我叫朴海秀。大海的「海」，优秀的「秀」。
  My name is Park Hae-soo. "Hae" as in "sea," and "Soo" as in "excellent."
• 大自然的真实和质朴往往是值得注意的艺术中最重要的基石。
  Dàzìrán de zhēnshí hé zhìpǔ wǎngwǎng shì zhídezhùyì de yìshù zhōng zuì zhòngyào de jīshí.
  The truth and simplicity of nature is always the most important foundation of noteworthy art.

Words starting with 朴

• 朴素pǔ sùplain and simple; unadorned; simple living
• 朴实pǔ shíplain; simple; guileless
• 朴实无华pǔ shí wú huá(idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
• 朴刀pō dāosword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
• 朴子Pú zǐPuzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉义县
• 朴门pǔ mén(loanword) permaculture
• 朴子市Pú zǐ ShìPuzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉义县
• 朴智星Piáo Zhì xīngPark Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United…
• 朴次茅斯Pǔ cì máo sīPortsmouth, southern English seaport
• 朴正熙Piáo Zhèng xīPark Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979…
• 朴硝pò xiāo(impure) mirabilite, Na2SO4x10H2O (used in TCM)
• 朴槿惠Piáo Jǐn huìPark Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-Hee 朴正熙

Words containing 朴

• 古朴gǔ pǔsimple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
• 淳朴chún pǔsimple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless
• 质朴zhì pǔsimple; plain; unadorned
• 简朴jiǎn pǔ(of lifestyle, clothing, writing etc) simple; plain
• 俭朴jiǎn pǔthrifty and simple
• 勤朴qín pǔsimple and industrious; hardworking and frugal
• 厚朴hòu pòmagnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)
• 曾朴Zēng PǔZeng Pu (1872–1935), novelist and publisher
• 白朴Bái PǔBai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of…
• 素朴sù pǔsimple; unadorned; unsophisticated
• 诚朴chéng pǔsimple and sincere
• 抱朴子Bào pǔ zǐBaopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪
• 李公朴Lǐ Gōng pǔLi Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
• 艰苦朴素jiān kǔ pǔ sùleading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
• 凹朴皮āo pò píbark of tulip tree (TCM); Cortex Liriodendri
• 拙朴zhuō pǔaustere; humble
• 勤俭朴实qín jiǎn pǔ shíhardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
• 勤俭朴素qín jiǎn pǔ sùhardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
• 纯朴chún pǔvariant of 淳朴

Characters that look like 朴

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
• 杜dùbirchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent
• 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies
• 抖dǒuto tremble; to shake out; to reveal
• 牡mǔ(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
• 抒shūto express; to give expression to; variant of 纾

Sounds the same

Read pǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 普general; popular; everywhere
• 谱chart; list; table
• 浦river bank; shore; river drainage ditch (old)
• 圃garden; orchard
• 埔used in place names
• 溥extensive; pervading
• 蹼web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
• 镨praseodymium (chemistry)
• 氆used in 氆氇
• 誧huge; to admonish
• 烳to travel by the light of torch
• 暜old variant of 普