朴

pǔ

(bound form) plain; simple

Taiwan pr. [pu2]

wood (木) + sound (卜) = plain and simple

木 anchors the meaning: unworked timber is the original image of something plain and unadorned. 卜 is there for the sound pǔ, not the sense.

木+卜→朴
卜DivinationPhonetic
木WoodSemantic

她的穿着很朴素,但看起来很好看。

tā de chuān zhuó hěn pǔ sù, dàn kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo kàn。

Her clothing is very plain, but it looks nice.

这位老人生活朴实,从不追求名利。

zhè wèi lǎo rén shēng huó pǔ shí, cóng bù zhuī qiú míng lì。

This old person lives simply and never pursues fame or gain.

Words with 朴

素朴

sù pǔ

simple

朴子市

pú zǐ shì

Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan

朴智星

piáo zhì xīng

Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012)

朴槿惠

piáo jǐn huì

Park Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-Hee 朴正熙[Piao2 Zheng4 xi1], president of Korea 2013-2017

朴正熙

piáo zhèng xī

Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard

朴硝

pò xiāo

(impure) mirabilite, Na2SO4x10H2O (used in TCM)

俭朴

jiǎn pǔ

thrifty and simple

凹朴皮

āo pò pí

bark of tulip tree (TCM)

勤俭朴实

qín jiǎn pǔ shí

(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

勤俭朴素

qín jiǎn pǔ sù

(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

勤朴

qín pǔ

simple and industrious

厚朴

hòu pò

magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)

More characters with 木

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