PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin pu
Learn how to write 36 Chinese characters pronounced “pu” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “pu” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pú
13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pú, including 葡 (Portugal), 仆 (to fall forward), 菩 (used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2sa4]), 圤 (Chinese character), 匍 (used in 匍匐[pu2fu2]).
Portugal
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to fall forward
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used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2sa4]
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Chinese character
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used in 匍匐[pu2fu2]
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place name
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dried meat
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thicket
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refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
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Chinese character
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unpolished gem
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name of a river
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protactinium (chemistry)
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pù
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pù, including 铺 (to spread), 瀑 (shower (rain)), 曝 (used in 曝光[bao4guang1]), 舖 (Chinese character).
to spread
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shower (rain)
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used in 曝光[bao4guang1]
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pǔ
12 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pǔ, including 普 (general), 朴 (surname Piao), 谱 (chart), 圃 (garden), 埔 (used in place names).
general
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surname Piao
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chart
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garden
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used in place names
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river bank
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extensive
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Chinese character
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used in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3 lu5]
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praseodymium (chemistry)
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web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pū
7 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pū, including 扑 (to throw oneself at), 攴 (to tap), 攵 (Chinese character), 噗 ((onom.) pop), 撲 (Chinese character).
to throw oneself at
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to tap
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Chinese character
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(onom.) pop
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Chinese character
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to boil over
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these pu characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 10 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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