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葡 pú grapes

grapes; Portugal

How to remember 葡: 艹 grass + 匍 to crawl = grapes. In the tall grass behind the vineyard, the toddler starts to crawl towards the basket of sweet grapes.

  • 2,130. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 艸

Component breakdown

葡 = 艹 grass + 匍 to crawl

  • 艹 grass
  • 匍 to crawl
The Gushi story

In the tall grass behind the vineyard, the toddler starts to crawl towards the basket of sweet grapes.

How it is used

  • Only in 葡萄 (pútao) grape(s) and by extension 葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) wine, plus 葡萄牙 (Pútáoyá) Portugal.
  • 葡 never stands alone; learn the pair 葡萄.
  • Note the neutral tone on the second syllable: pú·tao.

Words with 葡

Example sentences

  • 这两种葡萄本质上没有差别。 Zhè liǎng zhǒng pútao běnzhì shàng méiyǒu chābié.There's no essential difference between the two kinds of grapes.