撲 (pok3 | pu1) : throw oneself on; flap; dab

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撲

pok3

pu1

[1] throw oneself on; spring at; pounce on
[2] flap; flutter
[3] dab; put on (powder, etc)
[4] blow on/against (face, nose, etc)

扑 is also a traditional Cantonese character with a different pronunciation and meaning.

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撲 / 扑

This word has been viewed 8673 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Jan 2011 04:41

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粉撲 fan2 pok1 fen3 pu1 = powder puff

撲上 pok3 soeng6 = dredge

相撲 soeng1 pok3 = sumo

頻撲 pan4 pok3 = flit

撲熄 pok3 sik1 = eradicate

相撲手 soeng1 pok3 sau2 = sumo wrestler

日本相撲手 jat6 bun2 soeng1 pok3 sau2 = Japanese sumo wrestlers

撲飛 pok3 fei1 = to look everywhere for a ticket; to try to find a ticket

撲料 pok3 liu6*2 = to hunt for sensational information 粵

撲水 pok3 seoi2 pu1 shui3 = to raise money; to raise funds 粵

撲滅 pok3 mit6 pu1 mie4 = to eradicate; to extinguish

撲騰 pok3 tang4 pu1 teng5 = pitter-patter

撲波 pok3 bo1 = to save the ball (in soccer) 粵

撲克 pok3 hak1 pu1 ke4 = poker; playing cards

撲克牌 pok3 hak1 paai4*2 pu1 ke4 pai2 = poker; playing cards

撲心撲命 pok3 sam1 pok3 meng6 pu1 xin1 pu1 ming4 = put all ones effort and energy into; to do sth. tirelessly 粵

飛蛾撲火 fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2 fei1 e2 pu1 huo3 = like a moth to a flame

撲滿 pok3 mun5 pu1 man3 = a piggy bank

撲救 pok3 gau3 pu1 jiu4 = to extinguish a fire; to put out a fire and save people

撲空 pok3 hung1 pu1 kong1 = come away empty-handed

撲朔迷離 pok3 sok3 mai4 lei4 pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2 = bewildering; intricate

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 撲
Unicode code for this character: U+64b2 (off-site link)

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