Memory phrase for the Kanji: 泡

泡

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Meaning

foam, blister, swollen, spongy

Pronunciation

 pāo, pào

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)

Mnemonic
Water, that 'enwraps', is: foam.

Radicals

氵 Water
包 package, to cover, to wrapActually with a "snake" 巳, but simplified understood as a variation of self 己.
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Vocabulary

 气泡  qì pào  bubble; blister (in metal)
 泡沫  pào mò  foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
 肺泡  fèi pào  pulmonary alveolus
 浸泡  jìn pào  to steep; to soak; to immerse
 泡桐  pāo tóng  Paulownia tree (Fermiana platanifolia), a lightweight strong wood used for musical instruments; Chinese parasol tree
 泡妞  pào niū  to pick up girls; to play around with girls; to chase after girls
 泡漩  pào xuán  eddy; whirlpool
 泡漩  pào xuán  

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