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The character 埔 (bù or pǔ) is primarily used in geographical terms to denote a plain, flatland, or port area, commonly appearing in place names. As a phono-semantic compound, it combines the earth radical 土 (tǔ) on the left, which provides the semantic category related to landforms, with the component 甫 (fǔ) on the right, which serves as the phonetic element. The character was widely adopted in regional dialects to describe flatlands near water or arable plains, leading to its frequent use in coastal and riverine place names where such terrain was important for settlement and agriculture.
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这个埔头的风景很美。
我家住在黄埔区附近。
大埔是广东省的一个县。
昔日的荒埔如今变成了公园。
他在埔里镇住了整整十年。
我们计划下个月去访问大埔乡。
这片河埔地非常适合种植水稻。
经过多年治理，那片盐埔地终于能耕种了。