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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pū | pu1
English translation
to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌卜

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

bo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and bo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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寒风扑面 pū miàn ,冷彻 suǐ .

An icy wind bit our faces.

Chéng cài 面条 miàntiáo , zhī xiāng ,咸鲜 Wēi , 香气扑鼻, 十分 shífēn 入味 rù wèi .

Noodle dishes into thinness, Marinates Instant , tomato sauce, aroma spell, then great.

zhǐ 饿 è Cháo měng 过去 guòqu .

A hungry tiger jumped on him.

zhǐ diǎo de 翅膀 chìbǎng zài 无力 wú lì de 扑扇 pū shan zhāo .

The bird is beating feebly.

扑腾 pū teng shēng , Bāo diào 下来 xià lai le .

The bundle fell with a thud.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to flap
扑克 pū kè playing cards撲克
扑灭 pū miè to eradicate撲滅
扑克牌 pū kè pái poker (card game)撲克牌
扑救 pū jiù firefighting撲救
扑通 pū tōng plop撲通
扑面 pū miàn directly in one's face撲面
扑朔迷离 pū shuò mí lí confusing撲朔迷離
反扑 fǎn pū to counterattack反撲
相扑 xiāng pū sumo wrestling相撲
扑鼻 pū bí to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odours)撲鼻
扑倒 pū dǎo to fall down撲倒
猛扑 měng pū to charge猛撲
拓扑 tuò pū (loanword) topology (math.)拓撲
扑腾 pū teng flutter撲騰
红扑扑 hóng pū pū red紅撲撲
粉扑 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics)粉撲
扑空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air撲空
飞蛾扑火 fēi é pū huǒ fatal attraction飛蛾撲火
扑打 pū dǎ to swat撲打
扑面而来 pū miàn ér lái lit. sth hits one in the face撲面而來
颠扑不破 diān pū bù pò solid顛撲不破
扑闪 pū shǎn to wink撲閃

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Decomposition

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