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The character "浦" originally depicted a waterside location, specifically a bank or inlet where land meets a river or shore, which is directly reflected in its structural composition of the water radical (氵) combined with the phonetic and semantic component "甫", the latter also carrying connotations of breadth or expanse. This fundamental meaning of a riverside or waterfront area remained stable over centuries, forming the basis for its application in many Chinese place names situated along coasts or waterways. From this concrete geographical sense, the character's usage extended metaphorically in classical texts to occasionally describe anything spreading out like water, such as the surface of a liquid or even the brimming quality of emotions, though these abstract uses were less common than its primary topographic meaning.
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黄浦江非常美丽。
我们在浦口看到了船。
浦东是上海的金融中心。
浦发银行的总部在上海。
他住在浦西，但工作在浦东。
黄浦江的夜景吸引了很多游客。
浦口区的交通越来越便利了。
沿着浦边散步，可以欣赏到江面的景色。