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普 pǔ widespread

widespread; general

How to remember 普: 並 to combine + 日 sun = widespread. Neighbors decide to combine their savings for solar panels, and soon the sun powers so many roofs that the idea is widespread.

  • 630. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 日

Component breakdown

普 = 並 to combine + 日 sun

  • 並 to combine
  • 日 sun
The Gushi story

Neighbors decide to combine their savings for solar panels, and soon the sun powers so many roofs that the idea is widespread.

How it came to be

The combine block, two people standing side by side on one line, over the sun. Everybody under the same sun: the line under them makes it all of them, not just two.

How it is used

  • 'Universal, general, widespread'. 普通 (pǔtōng) = ordinary/common; 普遍 (pǔbiàn) = widespread/prevalent.
  • 普通话 (pǔtōnghuà) = Mandarin, literally 'the common speech'.
  • 普及 (pǔjí) = to popularize / become widespread (education, technology).

Characters built with 普

Words with 普

Example sentences

  • 中国人普遍都爱吃包子。 Zhōngguórén pǔbiàn dōu ài chī bāozi.Most Chinese love to eat baozi.
  • 我同事的普通话说得很好。 Wǒ tóngshìde pǔtōnghuà shuōde hěn hǎo.My coworker speaks Mandarin really well.