普 Stroke Order — How to Write 普
普 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
普 Radical and Character Components
普 is an ideographic compound. Everyone 並 under the sun 日.
Radical: 日 + 8 more strokes
普 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- pǔ
Meanings of 普 in Chinese
1
pǔ普
widespread; universal; common; general
这种现象在很多城市都非常普遍。
This phenomenon is very common in many cities.
Common Words and Phrases with 普
1
Universal, general, or widespread.
现在人们普遍使用智能手机来处理日常事务。
Now people commonly use smartphones to handle daily affairs.
2
The quality or state of being universal; widespread applicability or occurrence.
对知识的渴望是人类的普遍性特质之一，不分地域和文化。
The desire for knowledge is one of humanity's universal traits, regardless of region or culture.
3
general survey
学校每年都会对学生的视力进行普测，以了解整体视力健康状况。
The school conducts a universal vision test for students every year to understand the overall vision health status.
4
census; general survey/investigation
为了更好地了解员工满意度，公司决定对所有部门进行一次全面的普查。
To better understand employee satisfaction, the company decided to conduct a comprehensive survey of all departments.
5
universal salvation (Buddhist concept)
那位高僧毕生致力于弘扬佛法，普度众生
That eminent monk dedicated his entire life to propagating Buddhist teachings and offering universal salvation to all sentient beings.
6
A type of fermented tea from Yunnan province, China.
我喜欢在下午喝一杯普洱茶，它有助于消化。
I enjoy drinking a cup of Pu'er tea in the afternoon; it aids digestion.
7
popularizing legal knowledge; disseminating legal information
学校经常组织普法讲座，帮助学生了解法律，提高他们的法律意识。
Schools often organize legal education lectures to help students understand laws and enhance their legal awareness.
8
General; common and widespread.
智能手机在日常生活中已经普泛到几乎人手一部的程度。
Smartphones have become so widespread in daily life that almost everyone owns one.
9
To popularize or make widely available/known.
智能手机的普及改变了人们的日常交流方式。
The popularization of smartphones has changed the way people communicate daily.
10
a popular and often inexpensive edition of a book, typically with a large circulation and simple binding.
为了让更多读者能接触到这部经典作品，出版社特意推出了普及本，价格更为亲民。
To make this classic work accessible to a wider readership, the publisher specifically released a popular edition, which is more affordably priced.
11
widespread rain or snow
气象局预报，本周末我市及周边地区将普降大雪，请市民注意防寒保暖。
The meteorological bureau forecasts widespread heavy snow in our city and surrounding areas this weekend; citizens are advised to keep warm.
12
a shortened term for 'ordinary passenger train'
这趟普客列车虽然速度慢，但能到达许多小站，方便了沿线居民出行。
Although this ordinary passenger train is slow, it stops at many small stations, making travel convenient for residents along the line.
13
Ordinary passenger express train
我决定乘坐普快列车，虽然慢一点，但票价更便宜。
I decided to take the ordinary express train; although it's a bit slower, the ticket price is cheaper.
14
Pood, a Russian unit of weight equal to 16.38 kilograms.
那家磨坊每周要加工数百普特的小麦。
That mill processes hundreds of poods of wheat every week.
15
The whole world celebrates together.
当得知学校乐队在国际比赛中获得金奖时，全校师生普天同庆，为这份荣誉感到无比骄傲。
When the school band won the gold medal in the international competition, the entire school community celebrated universally, feeling immensely proud of this honor.
16
everywhere under heaven; the whole world
普天之下，没有比家更温暖的港湾了
Under the whole heaven, there is no warmer haven than home.
More words with 普
- pǔ普tōng通ordinary, common
- pǔ普tōng通huà话Mandarin, Standard Chinese
- pǔ普tōng通rén人ordinary person, common person
- pǔ普zhào照to shine universally, to illuminate all
- pǔ普shì适xìng性universality, generality
- hén很pǔ普tōng通very common, very ordinary
- pǔ普biàn遍cún存zài在Widespread, Prevalent
- pǔ普biàn遍rèn认wéi为It is generally believed, It is widely believed
- pǔ普lù露Puru, Pulu
- pǔ普tōng通dú读zhě者ordinary reader, common reader
- pǔ普tōng通mín民zhòng众common people, general public
- pǔ普tōng通yuán员gōng工Rank-and-file employee, General staff
- pǔ普tōng通zhí职yuán员regular employee, staff member
- chén陈nián年pú普ěr洱Aged Puerh, Vintage Puerh
- jiào教yu育pǔ普jí及universal education, popularization of education
- pǔ普tōng通bǎi百xìng姓ordinary people, common people
- pǔ普tōng通cái材liào料ordinary material, common material
- pǔ普tōng通gōng工rén人ordinary worker, common worker
- pǔ普tōng通jiā家tíng庭ordinary family, average family
- pǔ普tōng通jū居mín民ordinary resident, regular resident
Idioms with 普
- pǔ普dù度zhòng众shēng生save all living beings from suffering
- pǔ普dù渡zhòng众shēng生save all sentient beings
- pǔ普jì济zhòng众shēng生deliver all sentient beings from suffering
- pǔ普pǔ普tōng通tōng通ordinary, common, nothing special
- pǔ普dù度qún群shēng生deliver all living beings from suffering
- pǔ普jì济qún群shēng生universally relieve all living beings
- pǔ普tiān天shuài率tǔ土the whole world
- pǔ普tiān天zā匝dì地all over the world
- dé德yáng洋ēn恩pǔ普virtue and grace reaching all
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Open the tool →Questions about 普
What does 普 mean in Chinese?
普 (pǔ) means “widespread” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 普?
普 is pronounced pǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 普 have?
普 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 普?
普 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 普?
The radical of 普 is 日, and 普 is an ideographic compound.