扑

pū

to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over

Radical: 扌 HSK 6 v, o pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

扑 decomposes into the following components:

扌 卜

Semantic component: 扌; phonetic component: 卜.

Words containing 扑

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扑.

反扑
fǎn pū
to counter-attack
扑倒
pū dǎo
to fall down
扑克
pū kè
poker (game)
扑扇
pū shan
to flutter
扑打
pū dǎ
扑救
pū jiù
firefighting
扑朔
pū shuò
see 撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离[pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2]
扑杀
pū shā
to kill
扑棱
pū lēng
fluttering or flapping of wings (onomatopoeia)
扑满
pū mǎn
piggy bank
扑灭
pū miè
to eradicate
扑空
pū kōng

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical 扌.

㧜 扌 才 扎 扒 打 扔 払 托 扛 扢 扣 扦 执 扩 扪 扫 扬 扭 扮 扯 扰 扳 扶

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