泼 — Chinese character
泼
pō
to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water
- Pinyin
- pō
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 氵 发
- Formation
- ideographic — To send forth 发 water 氵
- Traditional
- 潑
Common words with 泼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活泼 (活潑) | huó po | lively; vivacious |
| 泼妇 (潑婦) | pō fù | shrew; vixen |
| 泼辣 (潑辣) | pō la | shrewish; pungent |
| 泼水 (潑水) | pō shuǐ | to splash water |
| 泼冷水 (潑冷水) | pō lěng shuǐ | to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm |
| 瓢泼大雨 (瓢潑大雨) | piáo pō dà yǔ | downpour (idiom) |
| 撒泼 (撒潑) | sā pō | to make an unreasonable scene |
| 泼皮 (潑皮) | pō pí | ruffian; hooligan |
| 瓢泼 (瓢潑) | piáo pō | (of rain) pouring |
| 油泼扯面 (油潑扯麵) | yóu pō chě miàn | broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻝𰻝面 (biáng biáng miàn) |
| 油泼面 (油潑麵) | yóu pō miàn | see 油泼扯面 (yóu pō chě miàn) |
| 泼天 (潑天) | pō tiān | enormous; immense; overwhelming |
English words written with 泼
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