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.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
葡 = 艹 grass + 匍 to crawl
- 艹 grass meaning
- 匍 to crawl sound
In the tall grass behind the vineyard, the toddler starts to crawl towards the basket of sweet grapes.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the lower part the sound.
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.