to pounce on; to pat; to throw oneself at

Character data

Radical ⼿ (64.12)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

撲 pū
  1. 1. to pounce on
  2. 2. to pat
  3. 3. to throw oneself at
  4. 4. to devote one's energies
  5. 5. to dab
  6. 6. to flap
  7. 7. to flutter
  8. 8. to bend over

Words containing 撲

Word Meaning
strikes you in the face
to fall; to drop; socket (loanword for "plug")
to fall flat on one's face
plop; (onom.) sound of object falling into water
to blink; to wink
directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses
sth assaults the senses; directly in one's face
flutter; flop; (onom.) thud
to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)
to pounce on; to charge; to swoop down on
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
sumo wrestling; also pr. xiàng pū
powder puff (cosmetics)
rosy; flushed; red
epsilon (Greek letter Εε)
chip shot (golf)
chipper (golf)
to tumble; to stumble and fall
solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible
the moth flies into the flame; fatal attraction
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)