Memory phrase for the character: 普

普

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Meaning

general, popular, everywhere, universal

Pronunciation

pǔ

Explanation

 Top: to line up 並 (originally 2 x stand 立立 [for row], now merged to 並), bottom: sun 日

Mnemonic
 
Lining up in the sun is generally popular.

Radicals

並 stand alignedtwice: 立立 next to each other and combined to one character
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
立 standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.




 Vocabulary

普通 pǔ tōng  common; ordinary; general; average
普及 pǔ jí  popular; to popularize; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive
普遍 pǔ biàn  universal; general; widespread; common
 

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