Chinese Character: 扑 (Pū - Pounce; Rush)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 扌（提手旁） (Radical: 扌 (hand radical), related to hand actions)
笔画数: 5 (Number of strokes: 5)
结构分解: 形声字，从手（扌），卜声（bǔ，表音）。本义指用手快速击打或冲过去（如“扑打”），引申为快速接近（如“扑面而来”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "扌" (hand radical) and "卜" (phonetic component). Originally means "strike or pounce with hand" (e.g., "扑打" - slap), extended to "rush toward" (e.g., "扑面而来" - rush towards).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pū (First tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“扑”主要表示：
1. 动词：快速冲过去（如“小猫扑向毛线球”）；
2. 动词：用手拍打（如“扑打蚊虫”）；
3. 动词：气味、感觉等扑面而来（如“花香扑鼻”）。("扑" mainly means:
1. Verb: Pounce or rush toward (e.g., "小猫扑向毛线球" - a kitten pounces on a yarn ball).
2. Verb: Slap or swat (e.g., "扑打蚊虫" - swat mosquitoes).
3. Verb: Rush toward (used for smells/feelings, e.g., "花香扑鼻" - fragrance rushes to the nose).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 扑灭 (pū miè) Extinguish
- 扑向 (pū xiàng) Pounce on
- 扑鼻 (pū bí) Assail the nostrils
- 扑打 (pū dǎ) Slap; Swat
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“扑”作动词时，常与“灭”“向”“鼻”等字搭配（如“扑灭”“扑向”），可带宾语（如“扑蝴蝶”）或补语（如“扑到怀里”）；部分词汇含动态感（如“扑棱棱”形容翅膀快速拍打）。("扑" as a verb collocates with "灭" (extinguish), "向" (toward), or "鼻" (nose) (e.g., "扑灭" - extinguish). It takes objects (e.g., "扑蝴蝶" - chase butterflies) or complements (e.g., "扑到怀里" - rush into one's arms). Some terms are onomatopoeic (e.g., "扑棱棱" - flutter).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
成语“扑朔迷离”（pū shuò mí lí）原指兔子难辨雌雄（出自《木兰诗》），现形容事物错综复杂（complicated and confusing）；传统游戏“扑蝴蝶”用网捕捉蝴蝶，体现对自然的观察；现代常用“扑街”（方言）指摔倒或失败（需注意语境）。The idiom "扑朔迷离" (from "The Ballad of Mulan") describes something complicated. Traditional games like "扑蝴蝶" reflect nature observation. Modern dialect "扑街" means "fall" or "fail" (context-dependent).)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
小猫猛地扑向沙发上的毛线球，把妈妈织的围巾扯乱了。(Xiǎo māo měng de pū xiàng shā fā shàng de máo xiàn qiú, bǎ mā mā zhī de wéi jīn chě luàn le.)
The kitten suddenly pounced on the yarn ball on the sofa, messing up the scarf her mom was knitting.
走进花园，一阵浓郁的花香扑鼻而来，让人心情格外舒畅。(Zǒu jìn huā yuán, yī zhèn nóng yù de huā xiāng pū bí ér lái, ràng rén xīn qíng gé wài shū chàng.)
Stepping into the garden, a strong fragrance of flowers assailed the nostrils, making one feel especially cheerful.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“扑”的结构：左边“扌”（手）代表用手的动作，右边“卜”提示发音（Pū）。想象“用手快速冲过去”的动作（如追赶蝴蝶），即可记住“扑”与“快速冲、打”相关的核心含义；结合“扑向”“扑灭”等常用词，强化记忆。(Associate "扑" with its structure: "扌" (hand) on the left for action, and "卜" (bǔ) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine "rushing with hands" (e.g., chasing a butterfly) to remember the core meaning "pounce/strike". Connect with common terms like "扑向" to reinforce memory.)