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莆
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a kind of legendary tree

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
pú
フ、ホ
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 甫 Fu =
莆 a kind of legendary tree
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
甫 Phonetic component
fǔ Fu
begin
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
莆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莆 [pú]
place name
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
莆田 [Pú​tián] #21,620
Putian prefecture level city in Fujian
莆田市 [Pú​tián​shì] #38,116
Putian prefecture level city in Fujian
莆田地区 [Pú​tián​dì​qū] #65,648
Putian prefecture (old term)
莆田地区 [Pú​tián​dì​qū] #65,648
Putian prefecture (old term)