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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 (water) and (wrap).

  • ㄆㄠ ˋ

    pào

    bubbles

    • ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • ㄅㄠ

      bāo

      wrap

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I WRAP up WATER to create bubbles
by Yumi1066

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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

Vocabulary

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