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Translingual
Han character
埔 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈十月 (GIJB), four-corner 43127, composition ⿰土甫)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 230, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5149
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 443, character 7
- Unihan data for U+57D4
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 甫.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
埔
- (Hakka, Southern Min) plain; flatland
- Used in place names.
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
埔
- Used in 黃埔／黄埔 (Huángpǔ).
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
埔
- Alternative form of 埠 (“wharf”)
- Used in place names.
- (Hong Kong) Short for 大埔 (Dàbù, “Tai Po”).
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
埔
- Used in 查埔 (cha-po͘, “man”).
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
埔
- Used in 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài).
Further reading
- “Entry #5878”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “埔”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 179.
Japanese
Kanji
埔
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
埔: Hán Nôm readings: bộ
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