泼
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,167 U+6CFC
How 泼 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To send forth 发 water 氵
How to remember it
splash · Heisig RSH #2698
水 water + courier
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 泼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泼出去的水 | pō chū qù de shuǐ | spilt water; (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved; spilt milk |
| 泼水难收 | pō shuǐ nán shōu | water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change |
| 泼水节 | Pō shuǐ jié | Songkran (Thai New Year) |
| 油泼面 | yóu pō miàn | see 油潑扯麵|油泼扯面[you2 po1 che3 mian4] |
| 泼烟花 | pō yān huā | low-class prostitute |
| 泼冷水 | pō lěng shuǐ | to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm |
| 油泼扯面 | yóu pō chě miàn | broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mi… |
| 泼水 | pō shuǐ | to splash water |
| 泼天 | pō tiān | enormous; immense; overwhelming |
| 泼物 | pō wù | evil creature (curse word) |
| 风泼 | fēng pō | crazy |
| 泼皮 | pō pí | ruffian; hooligan |
| 活泼 | huó po | lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive |
| 泼脏水 | pō zāng shuǐ | (fig.) to sling mud at; to smear; to slander |
| 瓢泼而下 | piáo pō ér xià | (of rain) to fall heavily |
| 瓢泼大雨 | piáo pō dà yǔ | downpour (idiom) |
| 泼贱人 | pō jiàn rén | slut; tramp (old) |
| 泼妇骂街 | pō fù mà jiē | shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife |
| 撒泼 | sā pō | to make an unreasonable scene |
| 泼妇 | pō fù | shrew; vixen |