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泡
pào
1. bubble
2. foam
3. blister (i.e. skin bubble)
4. to soak
5. to steep
6. to infuse
7. to dawdle
8. to shilly-shally
9. to hang about
10. to pick up (a girl)
11. to get off with (a sexual partner)
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

泡
pào
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

泡妞
pàoniū
to pick up girls
水泡
shuǐpào
bubble
泡制
pàozhì
to brew
泡吧
pàobā
to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)
泡子
pāozi
small lake
泡子
pàozi
light bulb
泡影
pàoyǐng
lit. soap bubble
泡桐
pāotóng
Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments
泡椒
pàojiāo
pickled pepper
泡水
pàoshuǐ
to infuse
泡沫
pàomò
foam
HSK 6
泡泡
pàopao
bubbles
泡汤
pàotāng
to dawdle
泡漩
pàoxuán
eddy
泡澡
pàozǎo
to bathe
泡脚
pàojiǎo
foot bath
泡芙
pàofú
cream puff (loanword)
泡茶
pàochá
to make tea
泡菜
pàocài
pickled cabbage
泡货
pāohuò
light but bulky goods

Alternate Entries

泡
pāo
puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,999
Word Frequency Rank
2,474 of 84,292