Definitions

garden; orchard

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

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About

The character "圃" is structured with the radical 囗, symbolizing an enclosure, and the component 甫, which functions phonetically. Its etymology derives from the concept of a bounded cultivation area, specifically a garden or orchard for growing vegetables and fruits. Early instances in classical texts like the "Classic of Poetry" confirm its reference to such horticultural spaces. Over time, its meaning has remained consistently associated with enclosed plots for agriculture, with the character's form emphasizing the enclosed nature of these areas through the radical 囗.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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花园里有个小

Huāyuán li yǒu gè xiǎo pǔ.

There is a small garden plot in the flower garden.

爷爷在菜里种了许多蔬菜。

Yéye zài càipǔ li zhòng le xǔduō shūcài.

Grandpa planted many vegetables in the vegetable garden.

学校后面是一片绿油油的苗

Xuéxiào hòumiàn shì yī piàn lǜyóuyóu de miáopǔ.

Behind the school is a lush, green nursery.

这片花需要定期浇水施肥。

Zhè piàn huāpǔ xūyào dìngqī jiāoshuǐ shīféi.

This flower bed requires regular watering and fertilizing.

园艺师精心打理着这个植物

Yuányìshī jīngxīn dǎlǐ zhe zhège zhíwù pǔ.

The gardener carefully tends to this plant nursery.

我们将废弃的院子改造成了药草

Wǒmen jiāng fèiqì de yuànzi gǎizàochéng le yàocǎo pǔ.

We transformed the abandoned courtyard into a herb garden.

实验田旁边的地是用于对比研究的。

Shíyàn tián pángbiān de pǔ dì shì yòng yú duìbǐ yánjiū de.

The plot of land next to the experimental field is used for comparative research.

将这片荒芜的废地开辟成试验需要很大投入。

Jiāng zhè piàn huāngwú de fèi dì kāipì chéng shìyàn pǔ xūyào hěn dà tóurù.

Turning this barren wasteland into an experimental plot requires significant investment.