泼 pō pour
pour; to splash; to water; to spill
How to remember 泼: 氵 water + 发 send out = pour. The kids fill their buckets with water, send out a secret signal in the garden and pour the lot over Dad in the hammock.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
泼 = 氵 water + 发 send out
- 氵 water meaning
- 发 send out sound
- 𠃋 elbow
- 丿 falling stroke
- 又 again
- 丶 dot
The kids fill their buckets with water, send out a secret signal in the garden and pour the lot over Dad in the hammock.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
How it is used
- 'To splash, spill, throw (liquid)': 把水泼出去 (bǎ shuǐ pō chūqù) splash the water out.
- 活泼 (huópo) = lively/vivacious (of a person, esp. children): 这孩子很活泼 (zhè háizi hěn huópo) this child is lively.
- 泼冷水 (pō lěngshuǐ) 'to pour cold water' = to dampen someone's enthusiasm.
Words with 泼
Example sentences
- 少年们很活泼。 Shàoniánmen hěn huópo.The young boys are very spirited.