樸 meaning and stroke order
Plain, simple; sincere; surname
How to write 樸, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 樸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) plain; simple
- Taiwan pr. [pu2]
How 樸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 菐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 樸
樸 is a tree 木 (mù) on the left with 菐 on the right giving the sound. Picture an uncarved log of wood, plain and simple, with nothing added.
樸 is the traditional form of 朴 and is mostly used inside words like 樸素 (pǔsù, plain and simple) and 樸實 (pǔshí, down to earth). Example: 她穿得很樸素。(Tā chuān de hěn pǔsù.) She dresses very simply.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 樸 with 撲 (pū, to pounce), which has the same right side but a hand radical 扌 and a first tone. Remember that 樸 has 木 because plainness is like raw wood.
Common words with 樸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 樸
How many strokes are in 樸?
樸 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 樸 mean?
樸 (pǔ) means plain, simple; sincere; surname. A common word with it is 朴素 (pǔsù), meaning "plain and simple; unadorned".
How do you pronounce 樸?
樸 is pronounced pǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 樸?
The radical of 樸 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 樸 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 樸?
樸 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 朴, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How is 樸 pronounced in Taiwan?
In mainland Mandarin it is pǔ, third tone. In Taiwan it is commonly pronounced pú, second tone, as in 樸素 (púsù).
Is the surname Park in Korean written with this character?
The Korean surname Park corresponds to 朴, which in Chinese is read Piáo, not pǔ. This surname is a separate character, not a simplified form of 樸, so 樸 is not used to write it.