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蒲
pú
1. refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
2. common cattail
3. bullrush
Common • Top 12% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蒲
pú
vine, rush
13 丶

Compound Words (20)

香蒲
xiāngpú
Typha orientalis
蒲团
pútuán
praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)
蒲圻
Púqí
Puqi, old name for Chibi county level city [[赤壁市<Chìbìshì>]], Xianning [[咸宁市]], Hubei
蒲城
Púchéng
Pucheng County in Weinan [[渭南<Wèinán>]], Shaanxi
蒲扇
púshàn
palm-leaf fan
蒲棒
púbàng
spike or male flower of cattail (Typha orientalis)
蒲江
Pújiāng
Pujiang county in Chengdu [[成都<Chéngdū>]], Sichuan
蒲瓜
púguā
white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia)
蒲甘
Púgān
Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma)
蒲县
Púxiàn
Pu county in Linfen [[臨汾|临汾<Línfén>]], Shanxi
蒲菜
púcài
edible rhizome of cattail [[香蒲<xiāngpú>]]
蒲葵
púkuí
Chinese fan palm
蒲鉾
púmóu
kamaboko (fish paste made from surimi)
蒲鞋
púxié
straw sandals
菖蒲
chāngpú
Acorus calamus
蒲剧
pújù
Puzhou opera of Shanxi Province
蒲松龄
PúSōnglíng
Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of [[聊齋志異|聊斋志异<LiáozhāiZhìyì>]]
洋蒲桃
yángpútáo
love apple
水菖蒲
shuǐchāngpú
Acorus calamus
蒲城县
PúchéngXiàn
Pucheng County in Weinan [[渭南<Wèinán>]], Shaanxi

Alternate Entries

蒲
Pú
surname Pu / old place name

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,343
Word Frequency Rank
10,373 of 84,292