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Definitions

  1. 1. refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis
  2. 2. common cattail
  3. 3. bullrush

Words Containing 蒲

蒲县
pú xiàn

Pu county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

蒲城县
pú chéng xiàn

Pucheng County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

肉蒲团
ròu pú tuán

The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[lǐ yǔ]

蒲式耳
pú shì ěr

bushel (eight gallons)

水蒲苇莺
shuǐ pú wěi yīng

(bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

水菖蒲
shuǐ chāng pú

Acorus calamus

蒲草箱
pú cǎo xiāng

rush basket

蒲福风级
pú fú fēng jí

Beaufort scale for wind speed

蒲江
pú jiāng

Pujiang county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan

蒲城
pú chéng

Pucheng County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

蒲鞋
pú xié

straw sandals

香蒲
xiāng pú

Typha orientalis

蒲菜
pú cài

edible rhizome of cattail 香蒲[xiāng pú]

蒲松龄
pú sōng líng

Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊齋志異|聊斋志异[liáo zhāi zhì yì]

蒲团
pú tuán

praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)

蒲葵
pú kuí

Chinese fan palm

洋蒲桃
yáng pú táo

love apple

蒲扇
pú shàn

palm-leaf fan

蒲甘
pú gān

Bagan (Pagan), ancient capital of Myanmar (Burma)

蒲瓜
pú guā

white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia)

蒲江县
pú jiāng xiàn

Pujiang county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan

蒲公英
pú gōng yīng

dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)

蒲棒
pú bàng

spike or male flower of cattail (Typha orientalis)

蒲包
pú bāo

cattail bag

蒲甘王朝
pú gān wáng cháo

Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287

蒲剧
pú jù

Puzhou opera of Shanxi Province

蒲鉾
pú móu

kamaboko (fish paste made from surimi)

菖蒲
chāng pú

Acorus calamus