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CHINESE CHARACTER

pēn

喷

喷

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puff

Numbered pinyin
pen1
English meanings
splosh, spray, sprinkle, spout, puff, gush, splash, spurt

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 贲.

  • Left

    口
  • Right

    贲
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    • Top

      卉
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    • Bottom

      贝
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Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

贲 is identified as the sound component (bì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 喷.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口贲

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    pēn喷shuǐ水。

    Spray water.

  2. 02

    pēn喷chū出。

    Spurt out.

  3. 03

    pēn喷xiāngshuǐ香水。

    Spray perfume.

  4. 04

    pēn喷qì气。

    Blow out air.

  5. 05

    bié别pēn喷wǒ我。

    Don't spray me.

  6. 06

    shuǐ水pēn喷chūlai出来。

    Water sprayed out.

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  • 喷泉