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扑
撲
pū
1. to throw oneself at
2. to pounce on
3. to devote one's energies
4. to flap
5. to flutter
6. to dab
7. to pat
8. to bend over
HSK 6 Common • Top 7% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扑
pū
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

扑克
pūkè
poker (game) (loanword)
反扑
fǎnpū
to counter-attack
扑朔
pūshuò
see [[撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离<pūshuòmílí>]]
扑杀
pūshā
to kill
扑灭
pūmiè
to eradicate
扑满
pūmǎn
piggy bank
扑棱
pūlēng
(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings
扑棱
pūleng
to do sth repeatedly
扑空
pūkōng
lit. to rush at thin air
扑落
pūluò
to fall
扑通
pūtōng
(onom.) sound of object falling into water
扑闪
pūshǎn
to wink
扑面
pūmiàn
lit. sth hits one in the face
扑腾
pūteng
(onom.) thud
扑鼻
pūbí
to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odours)
猛扑
měngpū
to charge
相扑
xiāngpū
sumo wrestling
粉扑
fěnpū
powder puff (cosmetics)
起扑
qǐpū
chip shot (golf)
跌扑
diēpū
to tumble

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,508
Word Frequency Rank
5,784 of 84,292

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