脯 meaning and stroke order
Dried meat; preserved fruits
How to write 脯, stroke by stroke
11 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 脯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- dried meat
- preserved fruit
- chest
- breast
How 脯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Meat.
⺼ gives the meaning and 甫 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 脯
The left side ⺼ is the meat radical, so 脯 is about flesh. The right side 甫 (fǔ) gives the sound, which you hear clearly in the fǔ reading for dried meat.
Read as pú, 脯 means chest and appears mostly in 胸脯 (xiōngpú) or 鸡脯 (jīpú, chicken breast). Read as fǔ, it means dried meat or candied fruit, as in 果脯 (guǒfǔ) and 肉脯 (ròufǔ). Example: 他挺起胸脯走了进来。(Tā tǐngqǐ xiōngpú zǒu le jìnlái.) He walked in with his chest thrust out.
Common mistake: Learners often read every 脯 as fǔ because of the phonetic 甫. In 胸脯 and 鸡脯 it is pú, while in 果脯 and 肉脯 it is fǔ. Also do not confuse it with 铺 (pù, shop), which has the metal radical instead of meat.
Common words with 脯
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 胸脯 | xiōngpú | chest |
Questions about 脯
How many strokes are in 脯?
脯 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 脯 mean?
脯 (pú) means dried meat; preserved fruits. A common word with it is 胸脯 (xiōngpú), meaning "chest".
How do you pronounce 脯?
脯 is pronounced pú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 脯?
The radical of 脯 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 脯 under this radical.
How do I know whether to read 脯 as pú or fǔ?
Think about the meaning. If it refers to a body part like a chest or breast, say pú. If it refers to dried meat or preserved fruit snacks, say fǔ.
Is 胸脯 the same as 胸部?
Both mean chest, but 胸脯 is more colloquial and often describes posture, like 挺胸脯 (standing proud). 胸部 (xiōngbù) is more neutral and is the usual word in medical or formal contexts.