葡
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used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艸 +9
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 葡
- Common rank
- #1,803
- Unicode
- U+8461
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Formation & memory
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How 葡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 meaning “plant” + 匍 sound ()
Components 艹 匍
How to remember it
grapes (A) · Heisig RSH #2993
flower + bound up + dog tag
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 葡
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | |
| 葡萄球菌肠毒素 | staphylococcal enterotoxin | |
| 葡文 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 葡语 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 氨基葡糖 | glucosamine (abbr. for 氨基葡萄糖[an1 ji1 pu2 tao5 tang2]) | |
| 葡式 | Portuguese-style | |
| 果葡糖浆 | glucose-fructose syrup | |
| 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) | |
| 葡糖 | glucose C6H12O6; abbr. for 葡萄糖 | |
| 葡萄球菌 | staphylococcus | |
| 氨基葡萄糖 | glucosamine (C6H13NO5) | |
| 葡糖胺 | glucosamine; abbr. for 葡萄糖胺 | |
| 葡萄语 | Portuguese (language) | |
| 葡萄胸鸭 | (bird species of China) American wigeon (Anas americana) | |
| 葡萄干 | raisin; dried grape |