Chinese Character: 铺 (Pū/Pù - Spread; Shop)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 钅（金字旁） (Radical: 钅 (metal radical), related to metal objects)
笔画数: 12 (Number of strokes: 12)
结构分解: 形声字，从钅（与金属、器物相关），甫声（fǔ，表音）。本义指铺陈、展开（如“铺床”）；另一读音pù指存放货物的场所（如“店铺”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "钅" (metal radical) and "甫" (phonetic component). Originally means "spread out" (e.g., "铺床" - make the bed); another pronunciation "pù" means "shop" (e.g., "店铺" - store).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pū（第一声） / Pù（第四声） (Pū: first tone; Pù: fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“铺”有两种读音和含义：
1. Pū（第一声）：动词，指展开、铺设（如“铺地毯”“铺床单”）；
2. Pù（第四声）：名词，指店铺或货物存放处（如“店铺”“药铺”）。("铺" has two pronunciations:
1. Pū (first tone): Verb, spread or lay out (e.g., "铺地毯" - lay a carpet).
2. Pù (fourth tone): Noun, shop or store (e.g., "店铺" - store).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 铺床 (pū chuáng) Make the bed
- 铺设 (pū shè) Lay; Install
- 店铺 (diàn pù) Store
- 药铺 (yào pù) Pharmacy
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“铺”作动词（Pū）时，常与“床”“地毯”等名词搭配（如“铺床”“铺地毯”），可带宾语（如“铺瓷砖”）或补语（如“铺得平整”）；作名词（Pù）时，多与“店”“药”等字搭配（如“店铺”“药铺”），可受形容词修饰（如“古老的药铺”）。("铺" as a verb (Pū) collocates with "床" (bed) or "地毯" (carpet) (e.g., "铺床" - make the bed), taking objects (e.g., "铺瓷砖" - lay tiles). As a noun (Pù), it collocates with "店" (shop) or "药" (medicine) (e.g., "店铺" - store), modified by adjectives (e.g., "古老的药铺" - old pharmacy).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
成语“铺天盖地”（pū tiān gài dì）形容来势猛烈、范围极广（如“大雪铺天盖地”）；传统商业中“当铺”是古代抵押借贷的场所（pawnshop）；现代“铺”也用于抽象场景（如“铺展蓝图”指规划未来）。The idiom "铺天盖地" describes something overwhelming (e.g., "大雪铺天盖地" - heavy snow covers everything). "当铺" (pawnshop) was a traditional financial institution. Modern usage includes abstract contexts like "铺展蓝图" - lay out a plan.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
奶奶每天早上都会仔细铺床，把被子叠得整整齐齐。(Nǎi nai měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì zǐ xì pū chuáng, bǎ bèi zi dié de zhěng zhěng qí qí.)
Grandma carefully makes the bed every morning, folding the quilt neatly.
这条老街有很多传统药铺，至今还保留着手工制药的习俗。(Zhè tiáo lǎo jiē yǒu hěn duō chuán tǒng yào pù, zhì jīn hái bǎo liú zhe shǒu gōng zhì yào de xí sú.)
This old street has many traditional pharmacies, still preserving the custom of manual medicine-making.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“铺”的结构：左边“钅”（金属）可想象为铺地板用的工具（如铲子），右边“甫”提示发音（Pū/Pù）。记忆两种含义：“铺床”（展开动作，Pū）和“店铺”（存放场所，Pù）；结合“铺设”“店铺”等常用词，强化记忆。(Associate "铺" with its structure: "钅" (metal) on the left for tools (e.g., shovels for laying floors), and "甫" (fǔ) on the right for pronunciation. Remember two meanings: "spread" (Pū) and "shop" (Pù). Connect with common terms like "铺设" to reinforce memory.)