How to Write 埠 (bù) — Meaning “Port; wharf; trading city.”

Imagine a ship at a port blowing its horn, which sounds like "bu" – 埠. The left side 土 looks like a dock made of earth, and the right side 阜 resembles steps leading down to the water, helping you picture the wharf.

The right side is 阜, which has 8 strokes, not the abbreviated radical 阝 (2 strokes). Write the left 土 first (strokes: horizontal, vertical, horizontal), then carefully add 阜 with its vertical line on the left and horizontal strokes stacked vertically.

埠 has the right part 阜 and means "port," while 型 uses 刑 on the right and means "type" or "model." 垌 has 同 on the right and refers to a field or paddy. Visually, the right components are completely different, so check the top and bottom shapes carefully.

埠 appears in words like 商埠 (commercial port) and 本埠 (this city/port), often in formal or historical contexts. It is not common in daily conversation but is used in geography and trade discussions, especially when referring to treaty ports in Chinese history.

Common words containing 埠 include: 商埠 (shāng bù) — commercial port / trading port; 埠头 (bù tóu) — Pier; wharf; dock.; 本埠 (běn bù) — Local / This city.