铺

舖/鋪

pù, pū

甫 + 钅

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Definitions

pū (verb) to spread; to lay out; to display

pù (noun) shop; store

pù (noun) bed; sleeping place

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋪.

Semantic: 钅 Phonetic: 甫

About

铺 is a phono-semantic compound: it combines the semantic radical 钅 (simplified from 金 'metal') with the phonetic component 甫. Its traditional form is 鋪. Originally it referred to a metal vessel or a door knocker made of bronze or iron, which explains the metal radical. Later it shifted to mean 'to spread, pave, or unroll', and it also acquired the meanings 'shop, store, or bed' with a different pronunciation. The connection to metal is now obsolete.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他在床上铺床单。

Ta1 zai4 chuang2 shang4 pu1 chuang2dan1.

He spreads the sheet on the bed.

妈妈铺好了新桌布。

Mama1 pu1 hao3 le xin1 zhuo1bu4.

Mom spread the new tablecloth.

这条路铺了沥青。

Zhe4 tiao2 lu4 pu1 le li4qing1.

This road is paved with asphalt.

商店铺面很宽敞。

Shang1dian4 pu4mian4 hen3 kuan1chang5.

The shop front is very spacious.

工人们正在铺地铁轨道。

Gong1ren2men zheng4zai4 pu1 di4tie3 gui3dao4.

The workers are laying subway tracks.

这家店铺的商品种类繁多。

Zhe4 jia1 dian4pu4 de shang1pin3 zhong3lei4 fan2duo1.

This shop has a wide variety of goods.

他们计划铺一条通往山村的水泥路。

Ta1men ji4hua4 pu1 yi4 tiao2 tong1wang3 shan1cun1 de shui3ni2 lu4.

They plan to pave a cement road leading to the mountain village.

在装修新房时，她精心铺设了木地板。

Zai4 zhuang1xiu1 xin1 fang2 shi2, ta1 jing1xin1 pu1she4 le mu4 di4ban3.

When decorating the new house, she carefully laid wooden flooring.

Related Characters

Component: 甫

Component: 钅

铺