泡 pào bubble
bubble; blister; foam; to soak
怎么记住“泡”: 氵 water + 包 parcel = bubble. The girl drops the bath bomb from her birthday parcel into the hot water and squeals as it grows into one huge bubble.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
泡 = 氵 water + 包 parcel
- 氵 water meaning
- 包 parcel sound
- 勹 wrap
- 巳 snake
The girl drops the bath bomb from her birthday parcel into the hot water and squeals as it grows into one huge bubble.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, water gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound: foam.
用法
- A bubble/blister, and 'to soak/steep': 泡茶 (pào chá) to brew tea, 泡脚 to soak one's feet.
- 泡沫 (pàomò) = foam/froth (also an economic 'bubble': 房地产泡沫); 气泡 (qìpào) a bubble; 水泡 a blister.
- 灯泡 (dēngpào) = a light bulb (also slang 电灯泡 = a third-wheel).
- Colloquial 泡 = to hang around/kill time: 泡吧 (pào bā) to hang out at bars, 泡妞 to chase girls.