Memory phrase for the character: 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 waterSimplified from this water 水
包 package, to cover, to wrapThe upper part 勹 itself already stands for "to enwrap" Actually it is with a "snake" 巳, but simplified understood as a variation of self 己.




 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
 

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