Chinese Word: 扑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

扑 (Trad.: 撲)HSK 6

Pinyin: pū

English Definition: to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over

Chinese Definition:
①轻打，拍：扑粉。扑蝇。扑打。
②击拂的用具：粉扑。
③冲：扑灭。扑救。
④相搏击：相扑。扑跌。
⑤跌倒：扑地。
⑥伏：扑在桌上看书。
⑦杖，戒尺，亦为中国周代九刑之一。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:卜 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 卜 [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

Similar Characters: 补朴仆扎

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扑灭	pū miè	to eradicate; to extinguish
扑通	pū tōng	(onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop
扑救HSK 6	pū jiù	firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)
扑克	pū kè	poker (game) (loanword); playing cards
扑鼻	pū bí	to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

1		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 dǎ 打 yī pán 一盘 pū kè pái 扑克牌 sǎn sǎn xīn 散散心。 We decided to play a game of poker to relax.
2		yùn dòng yuán 运动员 zài 在 bǐ sài 比赛 zhōng 中 xū yào 需要 yòng 用 shǒu 手 pū 扑 qiú 球。 Athletes need to use their hands to hit the ball in a game.
3		zhè kuài 这块 guā 瓜 kǒu gǎn 口感 fēi cháng 非常 tián měi 甜美， qīng xiāng pū bí 清香扑鼻。 This melon has a very sweet flavor and a refreshing aroma.
4		xiāo fáng duì yuán 消防队员 men 们 zhèng 正 quán lì yǐ fù 全力以赴 pū miè 扑灭 dà huǒ 大火。 The firefighters are doing their utmost to extinguish the fire.
5		xiāo fáng yuán 消防员 yào 要 chōng fèn 充分 liǎo jiě 了解 rú hé 如何 pū miè 扑灭 huǒ zāi 火灾。 Firefighters need to know how to extinguish fires.

1		wǒ men 我们 jué dìng 决定 dǎ 打 yī pán 一盘 pū kè pái 扑克牌 sǎn sǎn xīn 散散心。 We decided to play a game of poker to relax.
2		yùn dòng yuán 运动员 zài 在 bǐ sài 比赛 zhōng 中 xū yào 需要 yòng 用 shǒu 手 pū 扑 qiú 球。 Athletes need to use their hands to hit the ball in a game.
3		zhè kuài 这块 guā 瓜 kǒu gǎn 口感 fēi cháng 非常 tián měi 甜美， qīng xiāng pū bí 清香扑鼻。 This melon has a very sweet flavor and a refreshing aroma.
4		xiāo fáng duì yuán 消防队员 men 们 zhèng 正 quán lì yǐ fù 全力以赴 pū miè 扑灭 dà huǒ 大火。 The firefighters are doing their utmost to extinguish the fire.
5		xiāo fáng yuán 消防员 yào 要 chōng fèn 充分 liǎo jiě 了解 rú hé 如何 pū miè 扑灭 huǒ zāi 火灾。 Firefighters need to know how to extinguish fires.