菩
used in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2 sa4]; used in 菩提[pu2 ti2]
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,339 U+83E9
How 菩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “herb”) + 咅 (phonetic, pǒu)
components: 艹 咅
How to remember it
bodhisattva · Heisig RSH #1721
flower + muzzle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 咅
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 咅 (pǒu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咅 sound component | pǒu | to spit out |
| 部 | bù | department, ministry; division, unit; part, section |
| 培 | péi | to cultivate, to farm; to shore up |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany, to be with, to keep company |
| 剖 | pōu | to bisect, to dissect, to slice |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate, to pay damages, to suffer a loss |
| 焙 | bèi | to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire |
| 涪 | fú | a river in Sichuan province |
| 碚 | bèi | suburb |
| 瓿 | bù | vase, pot, jar |
| 掊 | póu | to extract; to injure |
| 踣 | bó | stiff, corpse-like; rigor mortis |
| 醅 | pēi | unstrained spirits |
| 锫 | péi | berkelium |
Words containing 菩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 | ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo | like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save on… |
| 地藏王菩萨 | Dì zàng wáng Pú sà | Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accept… |
| 观世音菩萨 | Guān shì yīn Pú sà | Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 菩提道场 | Pú tí dào chǎng | Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva) |
| 大愿地藏菩萨 | Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sà | Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accept… |
| 龙树菩萨 | Lóng shù Pú sà | Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva) |
| 虚空藏菩萨 | Xū kōng zàng Pú sà | Akasagarbha Bodhisattva |
| 金刚手菩萨 | Jīn gāng shǒu Pú sà | Vajrapani Bodhisattva |
| 地藏菩萨 | Dì zàng Pú sà | Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accept… |
| 观音菩萨 | Guān yīn Pú sà | Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 大势至菩萨 | Dà shì zhì Pú sà | (Buddhism) Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Strength Bodhisattva |
| 菩提达摩 | Pú tí dá mó | Bodhidharma |
| 文殊师利菩萨 | Wén shū shī lì Pú sà | Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness |
| 菩提树 | pú tí shù | peepul (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; sacred fig |
| 活菩萨 | huó pú sà | a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint |
| 普贤菩萨 | Pǔ xián Pú sà | Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth |
| 泥菩萨 | ní pú sà | clay Bodhisattva |
| 弥勒菩萨 | Mí lè Pú sà | Maitreya Bodhisattva |
| 文殊菩萨 | Wén shū Pú sà | Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness |
| 菩提 | pú tí | bodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism) |