普

pǔ
#629 most
frequent character
general, popular, everywhere

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

普 uses 日 sun as meaning part and 並 bìng as sound part. The sun is everywhere, so it first meant common or ubiquitous. The sound link is not clear in modern Mandarin.

普 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
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Homophones

谱pǔ
. to compose, . guidebook

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