谱 meaning and stroke order
Chart; list; table
How to write 谱, stroke by stroke
14 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 谱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- chart
- list
- table
- register
- score (music)
- spectrum (physics)
How 谱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 普 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 谱
谱 is speech 讠 on the left plus 普 (pǔ) on the right, which gives the sound. Think of words 讠 written out in an orderly way so everyone 普 can follow them, like a chart, a list, or a musical score.
谱 usually appears in compounds for written guides or ordered lists, such as 食谱 (shípǔ, recipe), 乐谱 (yuèpǔ, sheet music) and 光谱 (guāngpǔ, spectrum). In everyday speech, 离谱 (lípǔ) means something is way off or unreasonable. Example: 这个价格太离谱了。(Zhège jiàgé tài lípǔ le.) This price is ridiculous.
Common mistake: Learners often write 普 alone when they mean 谱, since both are read pǔ. 普 means general or universal, as in 普通 (pǔtōng), while 谱 with the speech radical 讠 is the one for charts, recipes and scores.
Common words with 谱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
谱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 谱
How many strokes are in 谱?
谱 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 谱 mean?
谱 (pǔ) means chart; list; table. A common word with it is 离谱儿 (lípǔr), meaning "erhua form of 離譜|离谱[li2 pu3]".
How do you pronounce 谱?
谱 is pronounced pǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 谱?
The radical of 谱 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 谱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 谱?
The traditional form of 谱 is 譜. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 谱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 谱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 谱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 有谱 or 没谱 mean?
有谱 (yǒupǔ) means you have a clear plan or idea, and 没谱 (méipǔ) means you have no idea or nothing is settled. For example, 这件事我心里没谱。means I have no clear sense of how this will go.
Can 谱 be used as a verb?
Yes. It can mean to set words to music, as in 谱曲 (pǔqǔ, to compose music) or 为这首诗谱曲 (to write music for this poem).