Keyword
common cattail
- vine
- rush
- Frequency
- #2841
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
pú
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 浦 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
蒲
refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush
蒲公英
dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)
蒲团
praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)
菖蒲
Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag
蒲松龄
Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊斋志异 (LiáozhāiZhìyì)
蒲式耳
bushel (eight gallons)
蒲城县
Pucheng, a county in Weinan City 渭南市 (WèinánShì), Shaanxi
蒲甘
Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma)
蒲县
Pu County or Puxian, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 (LínfénShì), Shanxi
香蒲
Typha orientalis; broadleaf cumbungi; bulrush; cattail
蒲江县
Pujiang, a county in Chengdu City 成都市 (ChéngdūShì), Sichuan
蒲扇
palm-leaf fan; cattail-leaf fan
肉蒲团
The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李渔 (LǐYǔ)
蒲剧
Puzhou opera of Shanxi Province
蒲葵
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
蒲桃
rose apple (Syzygium jambos)