蒲

See also: 莆

蒲 U+84B2, 蒲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-84B2 ← 蒱 [U+84B1] CJK Unified Ideographs 蒳 → [U+84B3]

Translingual

Han character

蒲 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 廿水戈月 (TEIB), four-corner 4412₇, composition ⿱艹浦)

1. bulrush, cattail, reed
2. vine
3. various rivers and places

Derived characters

• 𱠿, 𰯡, 𨆶, 𰽏, 𩟢, 𪇨

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1049, character 37
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31611
• Dae Jaweon: page 1511, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3269, character 11
• Unihan data for U+84B2

Chinese

trad.		蒲
simp. #		蒲

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (甫) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
豧	*pʰoːs, *pʰa, *pʰas
縛	*baːɡs, *baɡ
逋	*paː
餔	*paː, *baːs
晡	*paː
庯	*paː
陠	*paː, *pʰaː
鵏	*paː, *baːs
峬	*paː
誧	*paː, *pʰaː, *pʰaːʔ, *pʰaːs
秿	*paː, *pʰa, *baʔ
鯆	*paː, *pʰaː, *paʔ
補	*paːʔ
圃	*paːʔ, *paːs
鋪	*pʰaː, *pʰaːs, *pʰa
痡	*pʰaː, *pʰa
浦	*pʰaːʔ
烳	*pʰaːʔ
溥	*pʰaːʔ, *paːɡ
悑	*pʰaːs
酺	*baː
匍	*baː
蜅	*baː, *paʔ
脯	*baː, *paʔ
葡	*baː
蒱	*baː
蒲	*baː
簿	*baːʔ, *baːɡ
捕	*baːs
哺	*baːs
簠	*pa, *paʔ, *pʰas
甫	*paʔ
黼	*paʔ
莆	*paʔ
俌	*paʔ, *pʰaʔ
郙	*paʔ, *pʰa
傅	*paɡs
搏	*paɡs, *paːɡ, *pʰaːɡ
麱	*pʰa
尃	*pʰa
榑	*ba
輔	*baʔ
鬴	*baʔ
賻	*baɡs
博	*paːɡ
髆	*paːɡ
鎛	*paːɡ
猼	*paːɡ
餺	*paːɡ
簙	*paːɡ
鑮	*paːɡ, *baːɡ
欂	*paːɡ, *baɡ, *breːɡ
蒪	*pʰaːɡ
膊	*pʰaːɡ
薄	*baːɡ
礡	*baːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *baː) : semantic 艹 (“vegetation”) + phonetic 浦 (OC *pʰaːʔ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pú (pu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): phù

  (Meixian, Guangdong): pu²

• Eastern Min (BUC): bù / buò
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phô͘ / pô͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pu⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pú
    • Wade–Giles: pʻu²
    • Yale: pú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwu
    • Palladius: пу (pu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: pou⁴
    • Yale: pòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phù
    • Hakka Romanization System: pu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pu²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰu¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: pu²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰu¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bù / buò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵³/, /puo⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phô͘ / pô͘
    • Tâi-lô: phôo / pôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoo, poo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ²⁴/, /pɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ²⁴/, /pɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔ¹³/, /pɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ²⁴/, /pɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ²³/, /pɔ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶bu
    • MiniDict: bu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bu²³/

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• Middle Chinese: bu

Rime
Character	蒲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	薄胡切
Baxter	bu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/buo/
Pan Wuyun	/buo/
Shao Rongfen	/bo/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bɔ/
Li Rong	/bo/
Wang Li	/bu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pou4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤa/

  (Zhengzhang): /*baː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蒲
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	pú
Middle Chinese	‹ bu ›
Old Chinese	/*[b]ˁa/
English	part of personal name
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蒲
Reading #	1/1
No.	3441
Phonetic component	甫
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	酺
Old Chinese	/*baː/

Definitions

蒲

1. calamus; cattail
2. Short for 菖蒲 (chāngpú, “Acorus calamus”).
3. Short for 香蒲 (“Typha orientalis”).
4. Short for 蒲葵 (púkuí, “Livistona chinensis”).
5. Used in 蒲桃 (pútáo).
6. a surname

   蒲松齡／蒲松龄  ―  Pú Sōnglíng  ―  Pu Songling (author of Liaozhai zhiyi)

Compounds

• 伊蒲饌 / 伊蒲馔
• 唐菖蒲 (tángchāngpú)
• 截蒲為牒 / 截蒲为牒
• 扁蒲
• 扇葉蒲葵 / 扇叶蒲葵
• 望杏瞻蒲
• 樗蒲
• 石菖蒲 (shíchāngpú)
• 編蒲 / 编蒲
• 茅蒲
• 菖蒲 (chāngpú)
• 菖蒲蓮 / 菖蒲莲
• 菖蒲酒
• 蒲伏 (púfú)
• 蒲公英 (púgōngyīng)
• 蒲劇 / 蒲剧 (pújù)
• 蒲劍 / 蒲剑
• 蒲包兒 / 蒲包儿
• 蒲團 / 蒲团 (pútuán)
• 蒲圻 (Púqí)
• 蒲坂
• 蒲城
• 蒲墩兒 / 蒲墩儿
• 蒲戲 / 蒲戏
• 蒲扇 (púshàn)
• 蒲扇價增 / 蒲扇价增
• 蒲月
• 蒲服 (púfú)
• 蒲松齡 / 蒲松龄
• 蒲柳
• 蒲柳之姿 (púliǔzhīzī)
• 蒲桃 (pútáo)
• 蒲棒
• 蒲江縣 / 蒲江县
• 蒲津
• 蒲牒寫書 / 蒲牒写书
• 蒲牢 (púláo)
• 蒲瓜 (púguā)
• 蒲甘 (Púgān)
• 蒲甸兒 / 蒲甸儿
• 蒲福風級 / 蒲福风级
• 蒲窩子 / 蒲窝子
• 蒲笨車 / 蒲笨车
• 蒲節 / 蒲节 (Pújié)
• 蒲籃 / 蒲篮
• 蒲絨 / 蒲绒
• 蒲羅 / 蒲罗
• 蒲艾
• 蒲草
• 蒲萄 (pútáo)
• 蒲葦 / 蒲苇 (púwěi)
• 蒲葵 (púkuí)
• 蒲葵扇
• 蒲蓮 / 蒲莲 (Púlián)
• 蒲蘆 / 蒲芦
• 蒲蠻 / 蒲蛮
• 蒲觴 / 蒲觞
• 蒲車 / 蒲车
• 蒲輪 / 蒲轮 (púlún)
• 蒲邑三善
• 蒲關 / 蒲关
• 蒲阪
• 蒲隆地 (Púlóngdì)
• 蒲鞋
• 蒲鞭
• 蒲鞭不施
• 蒲鞭不用
• 蒲鞭之政
• 蒲鞭示辱
• 蒲鞵
• 鞭蒲
• 香蒲

Descendants

(water plant):

• → Tangut: 𘀔 (*phu¹)

Etymology 2

From the vernacular reading of 浮 (pou4).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: pou⁴
    • Yale: pòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹/

Definitions

蒲

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to appear

   蒲頭／蒲头 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  pou⁴ tau⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  (of a person) to show up

2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to party; to leisure

   Synonym: wet

References

• “蒲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

蒲

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. bulrush, reed

Readings

• Go-on: ぶ (bu)
• Kan-on: ほ (ho)
• Kun: がま (gama, 蒲)、かま (kama, 蒲)、かば (kaba, 蒲)

Compounds

• 蒲(かば)焼(やき) (kabayaki)
• 蒲(かま)鉾(ぼこ) (kamaboko)
• 蒲公英(たんぽぽ) (tanpopo)
• 蒲桃(ふともも) (futomomo)
• 菖(しょう)蒲(ぶ) (shōbu)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蒲
がま Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
香蒲

Noun

蒲(がま) or 蒲(ガマ) • (gama) 

1. common cattail, Typha latifolia

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean

Hanja

蒲 • (po) (hangeul 포, revised po, McCune–Reischauer p'o, Yale pho)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蒲: Hán Việt readings: bồ
蒲: Hán Nôm readings: bồ, bù, mồ

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