How to Write 圃 (pǔ) — Meaning “Garden / Orchard”

Imagine a square garden (囗) with a small plant sprouting (like the top of 甫) inside. The shape of 圃 looks like a fenced plot with a little green shoot in the middle, reminding you it means "garden" or "orchard".

The outer enclosure 囗 must be written first — it is a complete box. Inside, 甫 has 7 strokes, and be careful not to make the horizontal strokes too long; they should fit comfortably within the box. A common mistake is making the inner part too large or touching the top of the enclosure.

圃 (pǔ) means a garden or plant nursery. 囷 (qūn) refers to a circular grain storehouse — its inside component 囷 means a granary. 囹 (líng) is used in the word 囹圄 meaning "prison", with inner component 令. All share the 囗 radical but the inner parts give very different meanings.

圃 appears mainly in formal or agricultural contexts, such as 花圃 (flower nursery) and 苗圃 (seedling nursery). It is not common in everyday conversation but is still used for professional gardening, landscaping, or in written descriptions of parks and botanical gardens. Culturally, it carries a sense of orderly, cultivated land.

Common words containing 圃 include: 花圃 (huā pǔ) — Flower nursery / Flower bed; 苗圃 (miáo pǔ) — nursery (for plants); 园圃 (yuán pǔ) — Garden / Plot of land for plants.