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菩

pú

Character

What 菩 means

1. used in {菩萨|pú sà}
2. used in {菩提|pú tí}

Words starting with 菩

• 菩萨pú sà(Buddhism) bodhisattva
• 菩提pú tíbodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism)
• 菩提树pú tí shùpeepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig
• 菩提道场Pú tí dào chǎngBodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
• 菩提达摩Pú tí dá móBodhidharma

Words containing 菩

• 观音菩萨Guān yīn Pú sàGuanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
• 泥菩萨ní pú sàclay Bodhisattva
• 活菩萨huó pú sàa living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint
• 地藏菩萨Dì zàng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 弥勒菩萨Mí lè Pú sàMaitreya Bodhisattva
• 文殊菩萨Wén shū Pú sàManjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 普贤菩萨Pǔ xián Pú sàSamantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
• 龙树菩萨Lóng shù Pú sàNagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
• 地藏王菩萨Dì zàng wáng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 大势至菩萨Dà shì zhì Pú sà(Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva
• 虚空藏菩萨Xū kōng zàng Pú sàAkasagarbha Bodhisattva
• 观世音菩萨Guān shì yīn Pú sàGuanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
• 金刚手菩萨Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sàVajrapani Bodhisattva
• 大愿地藏菩萨Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sàKṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow…
• 文殊师利菩萨Wén shū shī lì Pú sàManjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
• 韦驮菩萨Wéi tuó Pú sàSkanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎolike a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety…

Characters built on 咅

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

• 部bùministry; department; section
• 瓿bùa kind of vase (old); see 安瓿
• 涪Fú(name of a river)

Characters that look like 菩

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

• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 萄táoused in 葡萄
• 兽shòubeast; animal; beastly
• 葛gékudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
• 莓méi(bound form) berry (e.g. strawberry, blackberry, loganberry)
• 菖chāngsee 菖蒲

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
• 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