普
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pǔ · widespread, universal, general

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 普

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pǔWords pronounced pǔ
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Example sentences

Notice where 普 sits in each complete thought.

Xué shù zào jiǎ bǐ nǐ xiǎng xiàng de pǔ biàn.学术造假比你想象的普遍。

Academic fraud is more common than you might think.

Source: Tatoeba #5630453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì gè pǔ tōng de xué shēng.他不是个普通的学生。

He is no ordinary student.

Source: Tatoeba #8897464 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè bú shì pǔ tōng huà, ér shì shàng hǎi huà.这不是普通话,而是上海话。

This isn't Mandarin, it's Shanghainese.

Source: Tatoeba #380682 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sī kē pǔ lǐ shì běi mǎ qí dùn de shǒudū.斯科普里是北马其顿的首都。

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia.

Source: Tatoeba #9958188 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén men pǔ biàn rènwéi chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wèi rén shàng rén.人们普遍认为吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。

It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.

Source: Tatoeba #1395041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de pǔ tōng huà hěn hǎo.我的普通话很好。

My Mandarin is very good.

Source: Tatoeba #10024449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 普 in context

  1. Say pǔ, then recall the core meaning: widespread, universal, general.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 普遍 (pǔ biàn), meaning “universal”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 普 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.