脯(pú)

11 strokes
Readingspúfǔ

dried meat

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Character information

Pinyin
pú / fǔ
Meaning
dried meat; preserved fruit
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 脯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼甫

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (meat); 甫 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺼甫fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 脯 step by step

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Words with 脯

Common words using 脯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guǒ果pú脯

candied fruit

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ròu肉pú脯

dried meat

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xiōng胸pú脯

chest

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pú脯ān氨suān酸

proline (Pro), an amino acid

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lòu漏pú脯chōng充jī饥

(lit.) to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom)

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Related characters

From 脯’s common words

果肉胸氨酸漏充饥

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