溥
pǔPǔ

vast, extensive

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 尃 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

尃
尃 Sound component
fū, bù, fǔ state, announce

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

薄簿

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːʔ
paːɡ

說文解字

《說文》：“溥，大也。从水，尃聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)