撲

pu̅ = pu + Ø1

to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over

扑 = 卜 + 扌 : Petra penguin (p-) flaps about outside the space station's entrance (Ø1) in an attempt to throw herself at the bone with feather attached (卜). However, Penelope poodle (-u1 sound) is quicker to the prize and pounces on the bone first using her toy claw (扌). It's hard to imagine why someone would devote one's energies (扑) towards such fruitless activities. Who could forecast (卜) what would happen next?

撲 character breakdown

撲
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 菐
  - 业
  - 羌
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
    - 羊
      - 三
        
        一
        
        二
        
        一
      - 丫

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

pú = pu + Ø2

thicket / tedious

Characters with 撲 as component

撲 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 撲

sumo wrestling / also pr. [xiang4 pu1]

(onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop

to charge / to pounce on / to swoop down on

to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

(onom.) thud / flutter / flop

lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils

lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles

powder puff (cosmetics)

lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils

to fall flat on one's face / (martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves)

(of an animal) to pounce (on its prey) / (of extreme weather conditions) to hit (a city, province etc)

to fall / to drop / socket (loanword for "plug")

to wink / to blink

piggy bank

r

strikes you in the face

to do sth repeatedly

(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings

paracetamol (loanword)

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

to punish by flogging

Sentences with 撲

撲 currently does not appear in any sentence.