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Chinese symbol for “bushel”

蒲式耳
pú shì ěr
bushel (eight gallons)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bushel is 蒲式耳 (pú shì ěr), defined as: bushel (eight gallons).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蒲 pú
vine, rush
radical 140 ⾋ · 14 strokes
式 shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes
耳 ěr
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
radical 128 ⽿ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蒲式耳.

WordPinyinMeaning
蒲公英pú gōng yīngdandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)
蒲团 (蒲團)pú tuánpraying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)
菖蒲chāng púAcorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag
香蒲xiāng púTypha orientalis; broadleaf cumbungi
蒲扇pú shànpalm-leaf fan; cattail-leaf fan
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
正式zhèng shìformal; official
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
耳朵ěr duoear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bushel”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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