Learn a Chinese Character - 泼 (Pō) - Splash; Pour

Chinese Character: (Pō - Splash; Pour)

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

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

笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)

结构分解: 形声字,从氵(与水相关),发声(fā,表音)。本义指用力倒水(如“泼水”),引申为豪爽、有魄力(如“泼辣”)。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "发" (phonetic component). Originally means "splash water" (e.g., "泼水" - splash water), extended to "forthright" (e.g., "泼辣" - bold).)

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音:(First tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“泼”主要表示:
1. 动词:用力倒或洒液体(如“泼水”“泼墨”);
2. 形容词:豪爽、有魄力(如“泼辣”“泼妇”,后者含贬义);
3. 副词:表示程度深(如“泼冷”“泼险”,方言用法)。("泼" mainly means:
1. Verb: Splash/pour liquid (e.g., "泼水" - splash water).
2. Adjective: Bold/forthright (e.g., "泼辣" - bold, "泼妇" - shrew).
3. Adverb: Deeply (e.g., "泼冷" - extremely cold, dialect).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“泼”作动词时,常与“水”“墨”等字搭配(如“泼水”“泼墨”);可带宾语(如“泼油漆”“泼冷水”)或补语(如“泼湿”“泼得满地”);作形容词时,多修饰性格(如“泼辣的性格”);副词用法多见于方言(如“泼好”表示“很好”)。("泼" as a verb collocates with "水" (water) or "墨" (ink) (e.g., "泼水" - splash water). It takes objects (e.g., "泼油漆" - splash paint) or complements (e.g., "泼湿" - splash wet). As an adjective, it describes personality (e.g., "泼辣的性格" - bold personality). Adverb usage is dialectal (e.g., "泼好" - very good).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

“泼”与中国泼水节文化相关(傣族传统节日,互相泼水祝福);成语“泼天大祸”(pō tiān dà huò)指极大的灾祸(enormous disaster);“泼墨”是中国水墨画的一种技法,强调笔触豪放(bold ink-splashing technique)。("泼" is related to the Water-Splashing Festival (Dai ethnic tradition, splashing water for blessing). The idiom "泼天大祸" describes enormous disaster. "泼墨" refers to a bold ink-splashing painting technique in Chinese ink art.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

孩子们在院子里泼水玩耍,笑声传得很远。(Hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ pō shuǐ wán shuǎ, xiào shēng chuán dé hěn yuǎn.)
The children splashed water and played in the yard, their laughter echoing far away.

她性格泼辣,工作中总能果断解决问题。(Tā xìng gé pō là, gōng zuò zhōng zǒng néng guǒ duàn jiě jué wèn tí.)
She has a bold personality and always resolves problems decisively at work.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“泼”的结构:左边“氵”代表水,右边“发”提示发音(Pō)。想象“用力从容器中倒水”(泼水)的动作,即可记住“泼”与“倒、洒液体”相关的核心含义;结合“泼辣”一词,可延伸记忆其“豪爽”的比喻义。(Associate "泼" with its structure: "氵" (water) on the left, and "发" (fā) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine splashing water to remember the core meaning "splash/pour". Connect with "泼辣" (bold) to remember the extended meaning.)

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