pào

bubble; foam; to soak

HSK 6 #2000

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2000th character
Radical ⽔ (85.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1251

Definitions

泡 pào
  1. 1. bubble
  2. 2. foam
  3. 3. to soak
  4. 4. to steep
  5. 5. to infuse
  6. 6. blister (i.e. skin bubble)
  7. 7. to dawdle
  8. 8. to hang about
  9. 9. to shilly-shally
  10. 10. to pick up (a girl)
  11. 11. to get off with (a sexual partner)
  12. 12. classifier for occurrences of an action
  13. 13. classifier for number of infusions
泡 pāo
  1. 1. puffed
  2. 2. swollen
  3. 3. spongy
  4. 4. small lake (esp. in place names)
  5. 5. classifier for urine or feces

Stroke order

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Words containing 泡

Word Meaning
foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
to soak; to immerse; to steep
bubbles
pickled cabbage
light bulb
to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; to dawdle
bubble; (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated
bubble gum
light bulb; (slang) unwanted third guest
blister; bubble
fig. illusion; mirage; lit. froth and shadows
styrofoam
to make tea
to blister; to bubble; to foam
soap bubble
follicle
seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
pulmonary alveolus
to soak cooked rice in soup or water
honest and trustworthy (idiom)
honest and trustworthy (idiom)
housing bubble
to come to nothing (idiom)
to come to nothing (idiom)
vesicle
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