pū
spread; display; bed
我在街上铺了一条新路。
wǒ zài jiē shàng pù le yī tiáo xīn lù。
I paved a new road on the street.
他把书铺在桌子上。
tā bǎ shū pù zài zhuō zi shàng。
He spread the book on the table.
他们在草地上铺了一块毯子。
tā men zài cǎo dì shàng pù le yī kuài tǎn zi。
They spread a blanket on the grass.
收 (shōu)
collect
拆 (chāi)
dismantle
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The Chinese character 铺 (pù) is composed of two parts: the radical 广 (guǎng), which means "wide" or "spacious", and the phonetic component 甫 (fǔ), which has the same pronunciation as 铺. The character 铺 originally meant "to spread out" or "to鋪鋪铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺铺
