铺

Character

铺 pū · pù

HSK 6Character2 readings

to spread

Radical: 钅
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 钅甫
Traditional: 舖
Frequency: #1801 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

pūMain reading pùRare reading

pū

pu1Main readingHSK 6

to spread CC-CEDICT
to display CC-CEDICT
to set up CC-CEDICT
(old) holder for door-knocker CC-CEDICT

Words that use “铺” as pū

铺路pū lùto make a road by putting stones or hard material on the groundWordHSK 7–9 铺叙pū xùto explain all the detailsWord 铺垫pū diànto spread out beddingWord 铺展pū zhǎnto spread outWord 铺平pū píngto spread outWord 铺床pū chuángto make a bedWord 铺张pū zhāngostentationWord 铺排pū páito arrangeWord

pù

pu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pū.

shop; store (as in 铺子, 店铺)
bed; a place to sleep (as in 床铺)

Examples

这条街上有很多小铺子。
zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō xiǎo pù zi
There are many small shops on this street.
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这里的床铺很干净。
zhè lǐ de chuáng pù hěn gān jìng
The beds here are very clean.
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Words that use “铺” as pù

卧铺wò pùa bed on a train, for sleeping on long tripsWordHSK 6 吊铺diào pùsuspended bunkWord 商铺shāng pùshopWord 床铺chuáng pùbedWord 店铺diàn pùstoreWord 当铺dàng pùpawnshopWord 搬铺bān pùto arrangeWord 查铺chá pùto conduct a bed checkWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 钅

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钱qián 镇zhèn 铁tiě 错cuò 钟zhōng 银yín 镜jìng 钢gāng 锦jǐn 销xiāo 链liàn 针zhēn

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