(pú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

grapes; Portugal, Portuguese 12 strokes · Radical (grass) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 葡 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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葡 — 12 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
top grass
bottom to crawl

Radical

The radical of is — meaning grass. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (plant) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 葡

pútao grape
新疆的葡萄特别甜。
Xīnjiāng de pútao tèbié tián.
Xinjiang grapes are especially sweet.
萄酒 pútaojiǔ wine; grape wine
他喜欢喝葡萄酒。
Tā xǐhuan hē pútaojiǔ.
He likes drinking wine.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 12 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

萄酒可以多喝。
From Mock Exam 11 →
这种萄酒,不仅味道好,而且每个酒瓶也都像一件高级艺术品。
From Mock Exam 02 →
第一种人怎么吃萄?
From Mock Exam 10 →

Tasks Featuring 葡 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍饮食情况
Food & Dining · 葡萄、葡萄酒

FAQ

What does 葡 mean in Chinese?

葡 (pú) means grapes; Portugal, Portuguese. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 葡 have?

葡 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 葡?

The radical of 葡 is 艹 (grass). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 获, 苦, 落, 萄, 艺.

What is the pinyin for 葡?

葡 is pronounced pú.

What HSK 4 words use 葡?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 葡 appears in 2 words, including 葡萄 (pútao), 葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ). See the full list above.

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