# 埔

| 埔 | U+57D4, &#22484; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-57D4 |
| ← 埓 [U+57D3] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 埕 → [U+57D5] |

## Translingual
### Han character

埔 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈十月 (GIJB), four-corner 4312$_7$, composition ⿰土甫)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 230, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5149
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 443, character 7
* Unihan data for U+57D4

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 甫.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pǔ, bǔ (pu$^3$, bu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ, ㄅㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bou$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phû
    (Hailu, HRS): bu$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): buŏ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bou$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): po͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pǔ
*** Wade–Giles: pʻu$^3$
*** Yale: pǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puu
*** Palladius: пу (pu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bǔ
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^3$
*** Yale: bǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buu
*** Palladius: бу (bu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^3$
*** Yale: bou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phû
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: bu$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pu⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: buŏ
*** Sinological IPA : /puo⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔu⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po͘
*** Tâi-lô: poo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pof
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pou
*** Sinological IPA : /pou³³/

#### Definitions

埔
* (Hakka, Southern and Puxian Min) plain; flatland
* Used in place names.

#### Compounds

* 三重埔 (Sānchóngpǔ)
* 中埔 (Zhōngpǔ)
* 內埔 / 内埔 (Nèipǔ)
* 公埔
* 北埔 (Běipǔ)
* 國姓埔 / 国姓埔
* 埔姜 (po͘-kiuⁿ)
* 埔姜崙 / 埔姜仑
* 埔姜頭 / 埔姜头
* 埔心 (Pǔxīn)
* 埔秧 (po͘-ng)
* 埔稻
* 埔肘仔 (po͘-tiú-á)
* 埔蘭仔 / 埔兰仔 (po͘-lân-á)
* 埔里 (Pǔlǐ)
* 埔頂 / 埔顶
* 埔鹽 / 埔盐 (Pǔyán)
* 塚仔埔 / 冢仔埔 (thióng-á-po͘)
* 塚埔 / 冢埔
* 墓仔埔 (bāng-á-po͘)
* 外埔 (Wàipǔ)
* 大埔 (Dàpǔ)
* 大埔心
* 大埔林
* 大茅埔
* 平埔 (pîⁿ-po͘)
* 平埔族 (Píngpǔzú)
* 平埔番
* 新埔 (Xīnpǔ)
* 東埔蚋溪 / 东埔蚋溪
* 林杞埔
* 沙埔
* 海埔
* 海埔地
* 海埔姜
* 海埔新生地 (hǎipǔ xīnshēngdì)
* 海沙埔
* 溪埔
* 火燒埔 / 火烧埔
* 球埔 (kiû-po͘)
* 荒埔
* 草埔 (chháu-po͘)
* 豆仔埔
* 青埔
* 頂埔 / 顶埔
* 鹹埔 / 咸埔
* 鹽埔 / 盐埔 (Yánpǔ)
* 鹽埕埔 / 盐埕埔

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pǔ (pu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bou$^3$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): pu$^3$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): pou$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phó͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bou$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$phu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pǔ
*** Wade–Giles: pʻu$^3$
*** Yale: pǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puu
*** Palladius: пу (pu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^3$
*** Yale: bou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu³¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: pou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔu⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: pou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔu³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phó͘
*** Tâi-lô: phóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phor
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pou
*** Sinological IPA : /pou³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$phu
*** MiniDict: phu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$phu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰu³⁴/

#### Definitions

埔
* Used in 黃埔／黄埔 (Huángpǔ).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bù (bu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bou$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phû
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pu$^1$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): bou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bù
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bù
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$
*** Yale: bù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buh
*** Palladius: бу (bu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^3$
*** Yale: bou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phû
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pou
*** Sinological IPA : /pou³³/

#### Definitions

埔
* Alternative form of 埠 (“wharf”)
* Used in place names.
* (Hong Kong) Short for 大埔 (Dàbù, “Tai Po”).

#### Compounds

* 埔頭 / 埔头
* 大埔

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): po͘
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po͘
*** Tâi-lô: poo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pof
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pɔ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴⁴/

#### Definitions

埔
* Used in 查埔 (cha-po͘, “man”).

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pǔ (pu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bou$^3$ / pou$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phû
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): po͘ / phó͘ / pho͘
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pǔ
*** Wade–Giles: pʻu$^3$
*** Yale: pǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puu
*** Palladius: пу (pu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^3$ / pou$^4$
*** Yale: bou / pòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^3$ / pou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^3$ / pou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯³³/, /pʰou̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phû
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po͘
*** Tâi-lô: poo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pof
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phó͘
*** Tâi-lô: phóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phor
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho͘
*** Tâi-lô: phoo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phof
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔ⁴⁴/

#### Definitions

埔
* Used in 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài).

### Further reading

* “埔”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “埔”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 179.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: ほ (ho)
* Kan-on: ほ (ho)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

埔: Hán Nôm readings: bộ
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