懂中文 Dong Chinese

蒲

pú

type of rush

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 浦 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

浦 sound component

浦  Sound component

pǔ

  

bank of river

Evolution

蒲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蒲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蒲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蒲  

pú

type of rush; vine; refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush

蒲  

Pú

surname Pu; old place name

Most common words with 蒲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蒲

bullrush

蒲公英

dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)

蒲团

praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)

蒲式耳

bushel (eight gallons)

香蒲

bulrush