Learn a Chinese Character - 泡 (Pào/Pāo) - Bubble; Soak

Chinese Character: (Pào/Pāo - Bubble; Soak)

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

部首:(Radical: 氵 (water radical), related to water)

笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)

结构分解: 形声字,从水(氵,与水相关),包声(bāo,表音)。本义指液体中的气体球(如“泡泡”),引申为“长时间浸在液体中”(如“泡茶”)。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "包" (phonetic component). Originally refers to gas spheres in liquid (e.g., "泡泡" - bubble), extended to "soak in liquid" (e.g., "泡茶" - make tea).)

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Pào(第四声,名词)/ Pāo(第一声,动词) (Pào: 4th tone (noun); Pāo: 1st tone (verb))

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“泡”主要表示:
1. 名词(Pào):液体中的气体球(如“肥皂泡”);
2. 动词(Pāo):长时间浸在液体中(如“泡温泉”);
3. 动词(Pāo):消磨时间(如“泡网吧”)。("泡" mainly means:
1. Noun (Pào): Gas sphere in liquid (e.g., "肥皂泡" - soap bubble).
2. Verb (Pāo): Soak in liquid (e.g., "泡温泉" - soak in hot spring).
3. Verb (Pāo): Spend time idly (e.g., "泡网吧" - hang out at internet café).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“泡”作名词时,常与“吹”“破”等动词搭配(如“吹泡泡”);作动词时,可带宾语(如“泡衣服”)或补语(如“泡久了”);口语中“泡”可表示“停留”(如“在图书馆泡一天”)。("泡" as a noun often collocates with verbs like "吹" (blow) or "破" (burst) (e.g., "吹泡泡" - blow bubbles). As a verb, it can take objects (e.g., "泡衣服" - soak clothes) or complements (e.g., "泡久了" - soaked too long). Colloquially, "泡" means "stay" (e.g., "在图书馆泡一天" - stay at the library all day).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

“泡茶”是中国传统茶文化的核心(如功夫茶讲究水温与浸泡时间),体现慢生活哲学;“泡沫”在成语中比喻虚幻(如“泡沫经济”),反映对事物本质的思考;现代“泡吧”“泡健身房”扩展了“泡”的使用场景,体现语言的生活化。("泡茶" (making tea) is central to Chinese tea culture (e.g., Gongfu tea emphasizes water temperature and steeping time), reflecting a philosophy of slow living. "泡沫" (foam) in idioms symbolizes illusion (e.g., "泡沫经济" - bubble economy), showing reflection on the essence of things. Modern usage like "泡吧" (hang out at a bar) and "泡健身房" (work out at the gym) extends "泡" to daily life, demonstrating linguistic adaptability.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

孩子们在院子里吹肥皂泡,玩得很开心。(Hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ chuī féi zào pào, wán de hěn kāi xīn.)
The children blew soap bubbles in the yard and had a great time.

他每天早上都会用热水泡茶,然后慢慢品尝。(Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì yòng rè shuǐ pāo chá, rán hòu màn màn pǐn cháng.)
He makes tea with hot water every morning and sips it slowly.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“泡”的结构:左边“氵”(水)表示与液体相关,右边“包”表发音(bāo)。想象水中包裹着气体形成泡泡(Pào),或用水包裹茶叶浸泡(Pāo),即可记住两种核心含义。(Associate "泡" with its structure: "氵" (water) on the left indicating liquid, and "包" (phonetic) on the right. Imagine gas wrapped in water forming a bubble (Pào), or tea leaves wrapped in water being steeped (Pāo), to remember the two core meanings.)

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