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Meaning of 匍

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匍
Pinyin: pú
English Definition: crawl; lie prostrate
Chinese Definition:
①(匍匐)a。爬,手足并行,如“匍匍前进”;b。竭力,如“凡民有丧,匍匍救之”;c。趴,如“有些植物的茎匍匍在地面上”。均亦作“匍伏”。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 勹
Pictophonetic:甫 indicates the sound; 勹 (wrap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿹ Surround from upper right
    • 勹 [ bāo ] wrap
    • 甫 [ fǔ ] to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li
Similar Characters: 匎
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Example Words
匍匐 pú fú to crawl; to creep
匍匐茎 pú fú jīng (botany) stolon
匍伏 pú fú to crouch; to crawl; to creep
匍匐前进 pú fú qián jìn to crawl forward
匍匐而行 pú fú ér xíng to crawl on all fours (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
快匍伏在我面前吧
!
Be quick and prostrate yourself before me!
2
朝圣者都匍伏在圣坛前
。
The pilgrims prostrated themselves before the altar.
3
形态
:
匍伏草本
,
植株常带有暗红色
。
Characteristics: Prostrate herb, stem usually green to red.
4
野生匍伏型沙打旺饲用价值的研究
。
Study on feed value of creeping type of Astragalus adsurgens Pall.
5
我曾经坐牢
,
你悄悄地匍爬
,
爬进你教堂的地窖
,
为我的释放祈祷
。
I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.