鋪 meaning and stroke order
Shop, store; bed, mattress
How to write 鋪, stroke by stroke
15 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 鋪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to spread
- to display
- to set up
- (old) holder for door-knocker
- plank bed
- place to sleep
- shop
- store
- (old) relay station
How 鋪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
釒 gives the meaning and 甫 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鋪
鋪 combines the metal radical 釒, hinting at money, with 甫 (fǔ), which gives the sound. Picture coins laid out on a counter: a shop where money changes hands, and goods spread out for display.
Read pù, it means a shop or a bed, as in 店铺 (diànpù) or 卧铺 (wòpù). Read pū, it is a verb meaning to spread or lay out, as in 铺路 (pūlù) or 铺床 (pūchuáng). Example: 我买了火车的卧铺票。(Wǒ mǎi le huǒchē de wòpù piào.) I bought a sleeper ticket for the train.
Common mistake: Learners often use the fourth tone for everything. The verb 'to spread' is first tone pū, so 铺床 is pūchuáng, not pùchuáng. Also do not confuse it with 捕 (bǔ, to catch), which shares 甫 but has the hand radical.
Common words with 鋪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 臥鋪 | wòpù | a bed (on a train); a couchette | HSK 6 |
| 鋪路 | pūlù | to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road | HSK 7-9 |
| 店鋪 | diànpù | store; shop | |
| 當鋪 | dàngpù | pawnshop | |
| 床鋪 | chuángpù | bed | |
| 鋪子 | pùzi | store; shop | |
| 鋪設 | pūshè | to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable) | |
| 鋪床 | pūchuáng | to make a bed; to lay bedding | |
| 鋪位 | pùwèi | bunk; berth |
Questions about 鋪
How many strokes are in 鋪?
鋪 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鋪 mean?
鋪 (pù) means shop, store; bed, mattress. A common word with it is 卧铺 (wòpù), meaning "a bed (on a train); a couchette".
How do you pronounce 鋪?
鋪 is pronounced pù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鋪?
The radical of 鋪 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鋪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鋪?
鋪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 铺, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do I know whether to read 铺 as pū or pù?
If it is an action like spreading, laying, or paving, say pū. If it is a thing like a shop or a bed, say pù. Compare 铺设 (pūshè, to lay) with 铺子 (pùzi, shop).
What is a 当铺 (dàngpù)?
A 当铺 is a pawnshop, where people leave items as security for a loan. Here 铺 keeps its noun meaning of shop, so it is read pù.