ㄆㄠ ˋ

pào

bubbles

泡 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as pào in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as pāo.

It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 包 (wrap).

  • 泡
    ㄆㄠ ˋ

    pào

    bubbles

    • 氵
      ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • 包
      ㄅㄠ

      bāo

      wrap

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I WRAP up WATER to create bubbles
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 泡

pào
pāo

Definitions for 泡 pronounced as pào

  • 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)
  • classifier for occurrences of an action
  • classifier for number of infusions

Definitions for 泡 pronounced as pāo

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

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