喷
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pēn / pèn · to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #3321
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Readings & meanings

喷 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

pēn

to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff

打喷嚏dǎ pēn tì · to sneeze
pèn

(of a smell) strong; peak season (of a crop); (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

喷香pèn xiāng · fragrant
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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 喷

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pēnto spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
pèn(of a smell) strong; peak season (of a crop); (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào dǎ pēn tì le... gěi wǒ zhāng zhǐ jīn.我想我要打喷嚏了。。。给我张纸巾。

I think I'm gonna sneeze. Give me a tissue.

Source: Tatoeba #503045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pēn quán zài nà lǐ.喷泉在那里。

The fountain is over there.

Source: Tatoeba #8853850 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huǒ shān tū rán pēn fā, zào chéng le duō rén sǐ wáng.火山突然喷发,造成了多人死亡。

The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

Source: Tatoeba #8938668 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dǎ pēn tì le.我打喷嚏了。

I am sneezing.

Source: Tatoeba #9970071 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǐ bú zhù dǎ pēn tì.我止不住打喷嚏。

I can't stop sneezing.

Source: Tatoeba #2031397 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn guò wǒ jiā de gǒu dǎ pēn tì, dàn shì cóng lái méi jiàn guò wǒ jiā de māo dǎ pēn tì.我见过我家的狗打喷嚏,但是从来没见过我家的猫打喷嚏。

I've seen our dog sneeze, but not our cat.

Source: Tatoeba #8835099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 喷 in context

  1. Say pēn / pèn, then recall the core meaning: to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēn tì), meaning “to sneeze”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 喷 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.