泡 pào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
泡
pào
bubble; to steep
Character
Example phrases
- 她每天早晨都要泡一杯绿茶，让自己慢慢清醒。 Tā měitiān zǎochén dōu yào pào yì bēi lǜchá, ràng zìjǐ mànmàn qīngxǐng. Every morning she makes a cup of green tea to help herself wake up slowly.
- 把豆子先泡一晚上，第二天煮起来更快。 Bǎ dòuzi xiān pào yì wǎnshang, dì'èr tiān zhǔ qǐlái gèng kuài. Soak the beans overnight first, and they cook faster the next day.
- 孩子吹出了许多肥皂泡，笑得很开心。 Háizi chuī chū le xǔduō féizào pào, xiào de hěn kāixīn. The child blew lots of soap bubbles and laughed happily.