浦 (pǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “riverside”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 甫 (fǔ (sound component)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 甫
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 画 = 氵 3 画 + 甫 7 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（甫 fǔ / 浦 pǔ 韵母声调相同、声母不同）
Memory aid
Water (氵) next to 甫, which lends its sound (fǔ → pǔ): a riverside, where water meets land. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 浦东pǔ dōngPudong (the part of Shanghai east of the Huangpu River)浦 = pǔ
- 黄浦江huáng pǔ jiāngHuangpu River (in Shanghai)浦 = pǔ
Go deeper
All readings
riverside
riverside; mouth of a river; (mostly in place names)
水边；河流入海或汇入江河的地方。多用于地名。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 浦东pǔ dōngPudong (the part of Shanghai east of the Huangpu River)浦 = pǔ
- 黄浦江huáng pǔ jiāngHuangpu River (in Shanghai)浦 = pǔ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 浦 mean?
浦 (pǔ) means riverside; mouth of a river; (mostly in place names).
How do you pronounce 浦?
It is pronounced pǔ.
What parts is 浦 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 甫 (fǔ (sound component)), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 画 = 氵 3 画 + 甫 7 画；部首取康熙 85 水部；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（甫 fǔ / 浦 pǔ 韵母声调相同、声母不同）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 浦 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 浦?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 浦?
Common ones are 浦东 and 黄浦江. The reading of 浦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.