扑pū
to pounce, throw oneself at. 5 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin pūStrokes 5Radical 扌Band HSK 6Words 1
How to write 扑
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–5 write 卜.
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What 扑 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 卜 (bo, divination).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 卜 carries the sound.
Words that use 扑
| 扑 | to pounce, throw oneself at 指猛地向前冲去 一只小狗扑上来讨食，样子十分奇妙。A puppy bounded up to beg for food. Lesson 627, 坡下小铺 · 精研机理与洞见真知 · Scientific Insight & Physical Principles |
Characters that share the sound part 卜
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.