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

red / rosy / flushed

solid; unbreakable / (fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable

solid / irrefutable / incontrovertible / indisputable / unbreakable

chipper (golf)

to tumble / to stumble and fall

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

epsilon (Greek letter Εε)

the moth flies into the flame / fatal attraction

like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

chip shot (golf)

Sentences with 撲

撲 currently does not appear in any sentence.