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莆

pú

Character

What 莆 means

1. used in {莆田|Pú tián} (the name of a place in Fujian)

Words starting with 莆

• 莆田市Pú tián ShìPutian, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
• 莆田Pú tiánsee 莆田市

Characters built on 甫

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

• 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture
• 辅fǔto assist; to complement; auxiliary
• 浦pǔriver bank; shore; river drainage ditch (old)
• 铺pūto spread; to display; to set up
• 埔bùused in place names
• 哺bǔto feed
• 脯fǔdried meat; preserved fruit
• 圃pǔgarden; orchard

Characters that look like 莆

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

• 资zīresources; capital; to provide
• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 诱yòu(literary) to induce; to entice
• 崇chónghigh; sublime; lofty
• 萧xiāo(old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
• 莹yíngluster of gems

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…
• 璞unpolished gem
• 濮name of a river; surname Pu
• 脯chest; breast
• 菩used in 菩萨; used in 菩提
• 匍used in 匍匐
• 镤protactinium (chemistry)
• 酺drink heavily; drink in company
• 菐thicket; tedious
• 蒱see 樗蒱