1. 泡

泡

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  1. 泡 is the 1997th most frequent character.
  2. 泡 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 泡 appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. 泡 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
泡 => 氵, 包
Radical :
泡 => 氵 (water), 勹 (wrap), 巳 (oneself)
Graphical :
泡 => ⺀, ㇀, ㇆, ㇒, 丨, 匚, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pao1 - puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
  2. pao4 - bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

泡 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 

Appears In:

泡 also appears in:
萢
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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