仆 pú, pū — servant; maid

仆

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #131

Traditional: 僕

pú pu2

Basic definition

  1. noun servant; maid e.g 仆人仆从奴仆女仆

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。从人,从菐,菐亦声。古文从臣,从菐。甲骨文字形,象一个罪人端着畚箕,从事卑贱劳动之形。本义:供役使的人。即奴隶)
  2. servant e.g 女仆 男仆 · 忠仆 · 仆童 · 仆斋 · 仆马 · 仆乘 · 仆旅 · 仆舆
  3. cart-driver e.g 仆御
verb
  1. drive e.g 仆夫 · 仆圉
pronoun
  1. I

pū pu1

Basic definition

  1. verb to fall forward e.g 仆倒前仆后继跌仆

Detailed explanation

  1. verb fall forward e.g 前仆后继 仆然 · 仆顿 · 仆僵
  2. verb fall e.g 仆旗
  3. verb be shattered;vanish e.g 随起随仆

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