懂中文 Dong Chinese

圃

pǔ

garden

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound. Originally written as 甫.

Components
囗 meaning component

囗  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

甫 sound,iconic component

甫  Sound Iconic component

fǔ

  

begin

Pictograph of something sprouting (屮) from a field (田).

Evolution

圃 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
圃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
圃 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
圃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

圃  

pǔ

garden, cultivated field; garden; orchard

Most common words with 圃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

苗圃

seedbed

花圃

flowerbed

圃

garden

园圃

garden plot

菜圃

vegetable field