Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "圃", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "圃", and master the standard way of writing the character "圃".
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圃 [pǔ]
名词
1. 种植菜蔬、花草、瓜果的园子。
(An orchard or garden for planting vegetables, flowers, and fruits.)
示例:菜圃、花圃、苗圃 (Vegetable garden, flower garden, seedling garden)
2. 指种植园圃的人。
(Refers to a person who cultivates a garden.)
示例:“吾不如老圃”。 (I am not as good as the old gardener.)
本义:种植果木瓜菜的园地,周围常无垣篱。
(Original meaning: A garden for planting fruits and vegetables, usually surrounded by no fences.)
形声:从囗,甫声。囗( wéi),围的古体字。
(Phonetic and semantic construction: character is formed by the elements indicating an area.)
同本义 ([En.] orchard; garden)
引文:
1. 《说文》:圃,种菜曰圃。 (Shuowen: A garden is referred to as '圃' when vegetables are planted.)
2. 《周礼·太宰》:二曰园圃毓草木。 (In "Zhou Li": There are gardens and orchards that nurture plants.)
3. 《诗·豳风·七月》:九月筑场圃。 (In Poetry: In September, a garden is established.)
4. 《国语·周语》:薮有圃草。 (In the "Guo Yu": There are gardens in the marsh.)
5. 《周礼·职方》:其泽薮曰圃田。 (In "Zhou Li": Areas of marsh will be known as garden fields.)
6. 唐·孟浩然《过故人庄》:开轩面场圃,把酒话桑麻。 (Tang: Meng Haoran's poem reflecting on visiting a friend's country home and sharing wine in the garden.)
7. 宋·欧阳修《归田录》:尝射于家圃(场地)。 (Song: Ouyang Xiu refers to shooting in his home garden.)
例:如花圃(种花草的园地)、园圃(种蔬菜花果、树木的场所)、苗圃、圃畦(种蔬菜花果的园畦)、圃田。
(Examples: A flower garden, a vegetable garden, a seedling garden, a gardening plot, a field for planting fruits and vegetables.)
2. 帝王贵族游乐观赏的地方。
(A place for emperors and nobles to amuse and appreciate beauty.)
引文:
1. 《韩非子·外储说右下》:赵王游于圃中。 (In Han Feizi: King Zhao enjoys himself in the garden.)
3. 比喻某些事物丛集之处。
(Metaphorically, a place where certain things are gathered together.)
示例:如文圃、图书之圃。 (Examples: A garden of literature, a garden of books.)
4. 种菜。亦指种菜的人。
(To grow vegetables, also referring to the person who grows them.)
引文:
1. 明·马中锡《中山狼传》:我杏也,往年老圃种我时,费一核耳。 (Ming: This refers to an experience with the old gardener.)
2. 唐·柳宗元《非国语·三川震》:是(这)特(只是)老妇老圃者之为也。 (Tang: Referring to the old gardener’s work.)
3. 《论语·子路》:吾不如老圃。 (In "Analects": I am not as good as the old gardener.)
形容词
1. 繁茂,茂盛。
(Luxuriant, abundant.)
示例:如圃草(茂盛之草)。 (Example: Abundant grass.)
2. 通“甫”。大。
(Similar to “甫,” meaning large.)
引文:
1. 《国语·周语中》:薮有圃草,囿有林池。 (In "Guo Yu": There is abundant grass in the marsh, and there are forests and ponds in the parks.)