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脯
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dried

HSK 10
Human →Body
pú
フ、ホ
こじし、ほじし
포
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 甫 Fu =
脯 dried
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
甫 Phonetic component
fǔ Fu
begin
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
脯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
脯 [fǔ]
dried meat; preserved fruit
脯 [pú]
chest; breast
Japanese
脯 、 干肉 、 乾肉 ほしし 、 ほじし 同音
noun archaic dried meat; jerky
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
胸脯 [xiōng​pú] #13,409
chest
果脯 [guǒ​fǔ] #54,866
candied fruit
脯氨酸 [pú​'ān​suān] #40,882
proline (Pro), an amino acid
拍胸脯 [pāi​xiōng​pú]
to vouch for
漏脯充饥 [lòu​fǔ​chōng​jī]
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
漏脯充饥 [lòu​fǔ​chōng​jī]
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
肉脯 [ròu​fǔ]
dried meat
脯子 [pú​zi]
breast meat (of chicken etc)
菜脯 [cài​pú]
dried, pickled white radish
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
干し肉 [ほしにく] #22,116
dried meat
KOREAN WORDS (2)
육포
beef jerky
쥐脯
dried filefish fillet