扑
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pū · to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #4563
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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 扑

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pūWords pronounced pū
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Example sentences

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Là zhú shì zì jǐ xī miè de, ér bú shì bèi pū miè de.蜡烛是自己熄灭的,而不是被扑灭的。

The candle went out instead of having been put out.

Source: Tatoeba #733591 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yòng le yì zhěng tiān dǎ pū kè.我们用了一整天打扑克。

We played poker the entire day.

Source: Tatoeba #4765458 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bō tè shì zuì bàng de shǒu mén yuán zhīyī. tā cháng cháng kě yǐ yǒu shì jiè jí de pū jiù.波特是最棒的守门员之一。他常常可以有世界级的扑救。

Peter’s one of the best goalkeepers ever. He’s always able to pull off great saves.

Source: Tatoeba #3579646 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiāo fáng duì yuán bǎ huǒ pū miè le.消防队员把火扑灭了。

The fire fighters put out the fire.

Source: Tatoeba #670014 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù gēn wǒ men wán pū kè jiù bú yào zuò zài zhè lǐ.不跟我们玩扑克就不要坐在这里。

Don't sit here if you're not going to play poker with us.

Source: Tatoeba #3605630 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù xiǎng ràng tā wán pū kè.她不想让他玩扑克。

She didn't want him to play poker.

Source: Tatoeba #3605602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 扑 in context

  1. Say pū, then recall the core meaning: to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 扑灭 (pū miè), meaning “to eradicate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 扑 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.