| 蒲 | 275B35 20A.42-6 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄆㄨˊ [pu2] | ||
| N. | (1) Kinds of rush: 蒲席 rush mat; 蒲墊 rush cushion; 蒲輪 (MC) wheel wrapped with rush for comfort; 蒲柳之姿 (of female sex) frail beauty; 香蒲 Typha japonica, a water plant used for pungent aroma; see also 菖蒲 20A.41; short for 蒲葵 [pu2kui2]↓, a kind of palm. (2) Name of place. (3) A surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 蒲包 [pu2bao1], n., generally used for wallet, pocket book; anciently, package of scented herbs or package of gifts wrapped in 蒲 palm leaves. 2. 蒲鞭 [pu2bian1], n., whip made of palm stem, used for mild punishment. 3. 蒲伏 [pu2fu2], v.i., var. of 匍伏 92.50, crawl. 4. 蒲公英 [pu2gong1ying1], a garden grass with small yellow flowers. 5. 蒲劍 [pu2jian4], n., a sword-shaped bag of aromatic herbs hung on doorposts on Dragon Boat Festival for warding off insects (and “evil spirits”). 6. 蒲節 [pu2jie2], n., the fifth day of fifth lunar month, Dragon Doat Festival. 7. 蒲葵 [pu2kui2], n., a kind of palm, whose leaves are used for making fans. 8. 蒲扇（兒） [pu2shan4] ([pu2sha4er0]), n., palm leaf fan, made from [pu2kui2]↑. 9. 蒲團 [pu2tuan2], n., rush prayer-mat. 10. 蒲月 [pu2yUe4], n., the fifth month of lunar calendar. | |||||