譜 meaning and stroke order
Chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score
How to write 譜, stroke by stroke
19 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 譜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- chart
- list
- table
- register
- score (music)
- spectrum (physics)
How 譜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 普 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 譜
譜 combines 言 (speech) as the meaning part with 普 (pǔ, general, universal) as the sound part. Think of words 言 laid out for everyone 普 to follow, like a chart, a list, or a musical score.
譜 (simplified 谱) appears in words for organized written guides: 食谱 (shípǔ) recipe, 菜谱 (càipǔ) menu, 乐谱 (yuèpǔ) sheet music, and 光谱 (guāngpǔ) spectrum. A very common everyday word is 离谱 (lípǔ), literally "off the chart," meaning outrageous or unreasonable. Example: 这个价格太离谱了。(Zhège jiàgé tài lípǔ le.) This price is ridiculous.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 譜 with 普 (pǔ) itself, since they sound identical. Remember that 普 alone means general or common, as in 普通 (pǔtōng), while the score or chart meaning needs the 言 on the left.
Common words with 譜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 譜
How many strokes are in 譜?
譜 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 譜 mean?
譜 (pǔ) means chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score. A common word with it is 离谱儿 (lípǔr), meaning "erhua form of 離譜|离谱[li2 pu3]".
How do you pronounce 譜?
譜 is pronounced pǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 譜?
The radical of 譜 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 譜 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 譜?
譜 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 谱, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 有谱 or 没谱 mean?
有谱 (yǒupǔ) means you have a clear plan or idea about something, and 没谱 (méipǔ) means you have no idea or nothing is settled. Both come from the sense of having a chart to follow.
Is 离谱 always negative?
Mostly yes. It describes something unreasonable, exaggerated, or way off, like a price, an excuse, or a mistake. In casual speech people also use it with surprise, similar to "that's crazy."