浦

pǔ

氵 + 甫

Definitions

pǔ (noun) river bank; shore

pǔ (noun) drainage ditch

Etymology

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

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 甫

About

浦 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side radical 氵 (shuǐ, 'water') indicates the meaning, relating to bodies of water, and the right-side component 甫 (fǔ) provides the sound. Its primary meaning is 'riverbank,' 'shore,' or the area where a smaller river flows into a larger river or the sea. The character's sense has remained within these riparian and coastal contexts without developing broad metaphorical extensions, so it commonly appears in place names near rivers or coasts, reflecting its etymological link to the water's edge.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Simplified Modern

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黄浦江非常美丽。

Huángpǔ Jiāng fēichāng měilì.

The Huangpu River is very beautiful.

我们在浦口看到了船。

Wǒmen zài pǔkǒu kàndàole chuán.

We saw ships at the river mouth.

浦东是上海的金融中心。

Pǔdōng shì Shànghǎi de jīnróng zhōngxīn.

Pudong is the financial center of Shanghai.

浦发银行的总部在上海。

Pǔfā Yínháng de zǒngbù zài Shànghǎi.

The headquarters of SPD Bank is in Shanghai.

他住在浦西，但工作在浦东。

Tā zhù zài Pǔxī, dàn gōngzuò zài Pǔdōng.

He lives in Puxi but works in Pudong.

黄浦江的夜景吸引了很多游客。

Huángpǔ Jiāng de yèjǐng xīyǐnle hěnduō yóukè.

The night view of the Huangpu River attracts many tourists.

浦口区的交通越来越便利了。

Pǔkǒu Qū de jiāotōng yuèláiyuè biànlì le.

The transportation in Pukou District is becoming more and more convenient.

沿着浦边散步，可以欣赏到江面的景色。

Yánzhe pǔ biān sànbù, kěyǐ xīnshǎng dào jiāng miàn de jǐngsè.

Walking along the riverside, one can enjoy the view of the river surface.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 氵

Component: 甫

浦