Memory phrase for the character: 菩

菩

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Meaning

Bodhisattva

Pronunciation

pú

Explanation

 Top: grass, plant 艹, bottom: to spit 咅 (To stand 立 with an open mouth 口 and spit)

Mnemonic
 
Under plants, he stands up and opens his mouth: Bodhisattva.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
咅 spitHe stands 立 with his mouth open 口 and spits. Or: The spot 口 under the standing person 立 is his spit.




 Vocabulary

菩萨 Pú sà  Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
龙树菩萨 Lóng shù Pú sà  Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
韦驮菩萨 Wéi tuó Pú sà  Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
韦驮菩萨 Wéi tuó Pú sà  

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