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Word and Radical Components of 葡萄

The Chinese word 葡萄 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
葡萄 pútáo, er=y 1. n. grape
2. v. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to be jealous; to envy (from (m, zh, 吃不到的葡萄是酸的, t=the grapes are sour anyway, tr=-))

葡萄 ⇨ 葡 + 萄
Component Pinyin Meanings
葡 pú 1. (zh-used in, 葡萄, grape) (and related terms.)
2. Short for 葡萄牙, Portugal
3.    (chiefly Cantonese by extension in compounds) Macau
4.    葡幣 - Macanese pataca -
5.    葡汁 - Portuguese sauce (a kind of sauce in Macanese cuisine) -
萄 táo, tao 1. a kind of grass
2. (zh-used in, 葡萄)

葡 ⇨ 艹 + 匍
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
匍 pú 1. Only used in 匍匐
2. Variant of 撫

萄 ⇨ 艹 + 匋
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
匋 1.

匍 ⇨ 勹 + 甫
Component Pinyin Meanings
勹 1. wrap
2. Variant of 包
甫 fǔ 1. (literary, honorific) (A term of address for a man, usually as a suffix placed after a man's courtesy name.)
2. (honorific) courtesy name of a man
     臺甫 - your courtesy name (honorific)
fǔ 3. (literary) just; just now
fǔ 4. Used in place names
5. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 鋪 (-, t=ten Chinese miles)
6. (Teochew) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with

匋 ⇨ 勹 + 缶
Component Pinyin Meanings
勹 1. wrap
2. Variant of 包
缶 fǒu 1. earthen pot or jar for storing an alcoholic drink
2. musical instrument for ritual music