葡

pú

abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]

Portugal; Portuguese; used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

plant (艹) + sound pú (匍) = the grape vine character

艹 ties 葡 to the plant world, appropriate for a climbing vine. 匍 contributes the sound pú and may echo the creeping, sprawling growth of grapevines.

艹+匍→葡

匍To crawlPhonetic

艹GrassSemantic

酸葡萄

suān pú tao

sour grapes

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌

kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūn

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

果葡糖浆

guǒ pú táng jiāng

glucose-fructose syrup

树葡萄

shù pú tao

jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree

氨基葡糖

ān jī pú táng

glucosamine (abbr. for 氨基葡萄糖[an1 ji1 pu2 tao5 tang2])

氨基葡萄糖

ān jī pú tao táng

glucosamine (C6H13NO5)

葡式

pú shì

Portuguese-style

葡挞

pú tà

Portuguese-style egg tart (pastel de nata)

葡文

pú wén

Portuguese (language)

葡糖

pú táng

glucose C6H12O6

葡糖胺

pú táng àn

glucosamine