萄
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used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艸 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 萄
- Common rank
- #2,159
- Unicode
- U+8404
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Formation & memory
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How 萄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 meaning “plant” + 匋 sound ()
Components 艹 匋
How to remember it
grapes (B) · Heisig RSH #2994
flower + canteen
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 萄
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葡萄球菌肠毒素 | staphylococcal enterotoxin | |
| 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 | sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat the… | |
| 葡萄干儿 | raisin | |
| 说葡萄酸 | sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat the… | |
| 葡萄牙人 | Portuguese (person) | |
| 葡萄牙文 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 葡萄牙语 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 葡萄球菌 | staphylococcus | |
| 氨基葡萄糖 | glucosamine (C6H13NO5) | |
| 葡萄语 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 葡萄胸鸭 | (bird species of China) American wigeon (Anas americana) | |
| 葡萄干 | raisin; dried grape | |
| 葡萄酒 | (grape) wine | |
| 酸葡萄 | (fig.) sour grapes | |
| 树葡萄 | jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree | |
| 葡萄树 | grapevine | |
| 葡萄弹 | grapeshot | |
| 葡萄牙 | Portugal | |
| 葡萄糖 | glucose C6H12O6 | |
| 葡萄糖胺 | glucosamine (C6H13NO5); also written 氨基葡萄糖 |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 匋 — compare how they read.