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朴
pò
1. Celtis sinensis var. japonica
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

朴
pǔ
plain, simple; sincere; surname
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (3)

厚朴
hòupò
magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)
朴硝
pòxiāo
(impure) mirabilite, Na2SO4x10H2O (used in TCM)
凹朴皮
āopòpí
bark of tulip tree (TCM)

Alternate Entries

朴
Piáo
surname Piao / Korean surname 박 (Park, Pak, or Bak) / also pr. <Pú>
朴
pǔ
plain and simple / Taiwan pr. <pú>

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,091
Word Frequency Rank
3,904 of 84,292

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