pāo

HSK 6
common
dialect

Meaning of

泡 means soft spongy lump; swollen spot; soft and spongy; not firm. Pronounced pāo. HSK 6.

  • soft spongy lump; swollen spot
  • soft and spongy; not firm
  • small lake (used in place names)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Gāng
zhēng
hǎo
de
dòu
bāo
er
miàn
yǒu
ruǎn
ruǎn
de
dòu
pāo
er
 

The freshly steamed red bean buns have soft bean paste bubbles inside.

le
tài
jiǔ
 
de
yǎn
pāo
er
zhǒng
de
xiàng
tao
 

She cried so long that her eye sockets swelled like walnuts.

Zhè
ge
miàn
bāo
miàn
yǒu
hěn
duō
kōng
pāo
er
 
kǒu
gǎn
hén
péng
sōng
 

This bread has lots of air bubbles inside, with a very fluffy texture.

Bèi
wén
zi
yǎo
le
zhī
hòu
 
bo
shàng
le
hóng
pāo
er
 

After being bitten by a mosquito, a red swollen lump appeared on my arm.

Gāng
zuò
hǎo
de
nián
gāo
yǒu
hěn
duō
pāo
er
 
chī
lái
hén
nuò
 

The freshly made rice cake has many rice bubbles, with a very sticky texture.