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喷

pēn

to spray; to spurt

A person sneezing droplets
Memory picture

Character

喷 pēn

Strokes
12
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贲 to forge ahead
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 别喷我水。 Bié pēn wǒ shuǐ. Do not spray water on me.
  • 水喷出来了。 Shuǐ pēn chūlái le. The water sprayed out.
  • 他喷了香水。 Tā pēn le xiāngshuǐ. He sprayed on perfume.

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