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pào
HSK 6freq #2258

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pào
  1. 1.bubble; foam
  2. 2.blister
  3. 3.to soak; to steep; to infuse
  4. 4.to dawdle; to loiter
  5. 5.to pick up (a girl)
  6. 6.to get off with (a sexual partner)
  7. 7.classifier for occurrences of an action
  8. 8.classifier for number of infusions
pāo
  1. 1.puffed; swollen; spongy
  2. 2.small lake (esp. in place names)
  3. 3.classifier for urine or feces

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  1. 1.puffy, spongy, soft
  2. 2.puffy, spongy or soft object
  3. 3.bladder
  4. 4.small lake
  5. 5.Classifier for excreta.
  6. 6.Rubus sp.
  7. 7.Name of a river.
  8. 8.bubble
  9. 9.bubblelike or bulbous object
  10. 10.blister
  11. 11.courage; guts
  12. 12.saliva; spit
  13. 13.swim bladder
  14. 14.to soak; to sit in water (or liquid)
  15. 15.to pour boiling water; to infuse; to brew (such as tea, instant soup, etc.)
  16. 16.to pick up; to meet and seduce for romantic purposes
  17. 17.abundant
  18. 18.light and crisp

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 包 (OC *pruː). It conveys the meaning of “foam.”

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