朴 pǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
朴素
pǔsù
simple, plain
Characters in this word
素 sù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 糸 silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的衣着很朴素，但谈吐中透出不凡的气质。 Tā de yīzhuó hěn pǔsù, dàn tántǔ zhōng tòu chū bùfán de qìzhì. His clothing is very plain, but his speech reveals an uncommon quality.
- 这家小店布置得很朴素，却让人觉得特别舒服。 Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn bùzhì de hěn pǔsù, què ràng rén juéde tèbié shūfu. This little shop is decorated very simply, yet it feels especially comfortable.
- 奶奶过着朴素的生活，从来不浪费一粒米。 Nǎinai guò zhe pǔsù de shēnghuó, cónglái bú làngfèi yí lì mǐ. Grandma lives a simple life and never wastes a single grain of rice.
Related words
- 纯朴 chúnpǔ simple and honest; unaffected
- 淳朴 chúnpǔ simple and honest; unsophisticated
- 古朴 gǔpǔ simple and unsophisticated; quaint
- 朴实 pǔshí simple and honest; plain; unadorned
- 质朴 zhìpǔ plain and sincere; simple and unadorned
- 素质 sùzhì quality, caliber
- 维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
- 要素 yàosù essential element, factor
- 元素 yuánsù element
- 激素 jīsù hormone
- 抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotic
- 素 sù vegetarian; plain; simple