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Kanji Detail for 鋪 - "door knocker base, spread, shop"

  • Meaning

    鋪 means "door knocker base, spread, shop."

    1. Door knocker base - The mounting plate for a door-knocking ring.

    2. Spread - To lay out; to extend.

    3. Shop - A place where goods are displayed and sold.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shop; store

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spread out, arrange; shop, store; place to sleep, bed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shop, store; bed, mattress

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To display. As in the colloquial 鋪設 (display), meaning to arrange many items for a beautiful appearance. Therefore making an extravagant display is also called 鋪張. | To spread evenly. As in 衣被鋪棉 (spreading cotton in clothing and bedding), 地鋪磚石 (paving the ground with bricks and stones) and the like. | A merchant's shop. As in 店鋪. | A sleeping mat. As in the colloquial 床鋪 (bed). | A postal station is called 鋪. As in 鋪兵 (station soldiers), 鋪遞 (station relay). Also, in Guangdong and Guangxi, distance is measured as fourteen li per 鋪. In Fujian, ten li per 鋪. Each province differs.
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