Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “pu”
35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
pū
2
Second tone
pú
仆
pú
匍to fall forward
4 strokespú
莆to crawl
9 strokespú
脯a kind of legendary tree
10 strokespú
菩dried meat
11 strokespú
菐herb, aromatic plant
11 strokespú
葡thicket
12 strokespú
蒲grapes
12 strokespú
僕vine, rush
13 strokespú
璞to fall forward
14 strokespú
濮unpolished gem
16 strokespú
镤a county in Henan province
17 strokespú
protactinium
17 strokes3
Third tone
pǔ
谱
pǔ
圤chart, list, table
14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9pǔ
朴Chinese character
5 strokespǔ
圃plain, simple
6 strokespǔ
浦garden, orchard, plot of farmland
10 strokespǔ
普beach, shore, river bank
10 strokespǔ
溥widespread, universal, general
12 strokespǔ
樸big, great, vast
13 strokespǔ
氆plain, simple
16 strokespǔ
镨thick rough serge from Tibet
16 strokespǔ
譜praseodymium
17 strokespǔ
蹼chart, list, table
19 strokespǔ
webbed feet
19 strokes4
Fourth tone
pù
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