Meaning
Celtis sinensis var. japonica; Pak or Park (Korean surname); plain and simple
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pu” becomes a different word in each tone. 朴 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 朴素pǔ sùplain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
- 朴实pǔ shíplain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth
- 质朴zhì pǔsimple; plain; unadorned; unaffected
- 古朴gǔ pǔsimple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
- 朴门pǔ ménpermaculture (loanword)
Example Sentence
他穿着十分朴素，从不讲究。Tā chuān zhe shí fēn pǔ sù, cóng bù jiǎng jiu.He dresses very plainly and is never fussy.
他Tāhe穿着chuān zheattire十分shí fēnvery朴素pǔ sùplain and simple，从不cóng bùnever讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attentio。