Dong Chinese dictionary

pù, pū

spread out

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound.

Components

釒 Meaning component

jīn

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

甫 Sound component

fǔ

begin

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

pù

spread out, arrange; shop, store; place to sleep, bed; plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station

pū

to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker

Most common words with 鋪

Sources