铺 pù shop
shop; store; bed; to spread
How to remember 铺: 钅 gold + 甫 seedling bed = shop. The old lady sells gold rings on one side and trays from her seedling bed on the other, in the strangest little shop.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
铺 = 钅 gold + 甫 seedling bed
- 钅 gold meaning
- 甫 seedling bed sound
The old lady sells gold rings on one side and trays from her seedling bed on the other, in the strangest little shop.
How it came to be
Metal gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
How it is used
- Two readings, two jobs. As pù (noun): a small shop or a bunk: 店铺 (diànpù) a store, 卧铺 (wòpù) a sleeper berth on a train.
- As pū (verb): to spread out or lay/pave: 铺路 (pūlù) to pave a road, 铺床 (pū chuáng) to make the bed, 铺开 (pūkāi) to spread out.