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璞

pú

Character

What 璞 means

1. unpolished gem

Words containing 璞

• 玉璞yù pústone containing jade; uncut jade
• 返璞归真fǎn pú guī zhēnto return to one's true self; to regain the natural state
• 反璞归真fǎn pú guī zhēnvariant of 返璞归真
• 归真返璞guī zhēn fǎn púsee 返璞归真

Characters built on 菐

These share the phonetic component 菐 (pú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 噗pū(onomatopoeia) pop; plop; pfff
• 蹼pǔweb (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
• 镤púprotactinium (chemistry)

Characters that look like 璞

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

• 懦nuò(bound form) cowardly; faint-hearted
• 瑾jǐnbrilliancy (of gems)
• 蹑nièto walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on)
• 蹊qīused in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī
• 孺rúchild
• 濮Púname of a river; surname Pu

Sounds the same

Read pú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 葡used in 葡萄
• 仆servant
• 蒲refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha…
• 濮name of a river; surname Pu
• 脯chest; breast
• 菩used in 菩萨; used in 菩提
• 匍used in 匍匐
• 莆used in 莆田
• 镤protactinium (chemistry)
• 酺drink heavily; drink in company
• 菐thicket; tedious
• 蒱see 樗蒱