1. 泡

泡

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  • 1997th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
泡→
氵包
2Radical
泡→
氵water勹wrap巳oneself
3Graphical
泡→
⺀㇀㇆㇒丨匚乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pāo (pao1)puffed • swollen • spongy • small lake (esp. in place names) • classifier for urine or feces
2. pào (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 pāo (pao1)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 pào (pao4)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

泡 also appears in:
萢

Example Words

Common

泡沫 
泡泡 
泡菜 
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 

Uncommon

气泡 (氣泡)
水泡 
泡妞 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡饭 (泡飯)
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 
电灯泡 (電燈泡)

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