扑(pū)

HSK 65 strokesTrad. 撲

to throw oneself at

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Character information

Pinyin
pū
Meaning
to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
撲

Origin & structure

Where 扑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌卜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 卜 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu卜bǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扑 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 扑

Common words using 扑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pū扑kè克
HSK 7-9

poker (game) (loanword)

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pū扑miàn面ér而lái来
HSK 7-9

lit. sth hits one in the face

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fǎn反pū扑

to counterattack; to come back after a defeat; to retrieve lost ground

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tuò拓pū扑

(math.) (loanword) topology

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pū扑dǎo倒

to fall down

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tuò拓pū扑xué学

(math.) topology

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pū扑kè克pái牌

poker (card game)

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pū扑dǎ打

to swat

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