埠(bù)

11 strokes

wharf

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Character information

Pinyin
bù
Meaning
wharf; port; pier
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 埠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土阜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 阜 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

土tǔ阜fù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 埠 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 埠

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

shāng商bù埠

commercial port; trading port; treaty port (old)

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bù埠tóu头

wharf; pier

Open 埠头 page →
běn本bù埠

this city; this town

Open 本埠 page →
huá华bù埠

Chinatown

Open 华埠 page →
bèng蚌bù埠

see 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4]

Open 蚌埠 page →
bèng蚌bù埠shì市

Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]

Open 蚌埠市 page →

Related characters

From 埠’s common words

商头本华蚌市

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