Chinese symbol for “erupt”
喷发
pēn fā
Traditional: 噴發
to erupt; an eruption
The closest CC-CEDICT match for erupt is 喷发 (pēn fā), defined as: to erupt; an eruption.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “erupt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆发 (爆發) | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 大作 | dà zuò | your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt |
| 喷火 (噴火) | pēn huǒ | to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喷发.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喷射 (噴射) | pēn shè | to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet |
| 喷泉 (噴泉) | pēn quán | fountain |
| 喷雾 (噴霧) | pēn wù | mist spray; atomizing |
| 喷出 (噴出) | pēn chū | spout; spray |
| 喷气 (噴氣) | pēn qì | to spurt steam (or air etc) |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “erupt”.
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