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river mouth

HSK 10 N1
うら
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound.
Components
water (drops)+ Fu =
river mouth
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
Fu
begin
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Pǔ]
surname Pu
[pǔ]
river bank; shore; river drainage ditch (old)
Japanese
うら 同音

noun

  1. inlet
  2. seashore; beach
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うら
Ura place namesurnamefemale given name
Ho surname