喷 meaning and stroke order
To spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
How to write 喷, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 喷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
- (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
- (of a smell) strong
- peak season (of a crop)
- (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
How 喷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 贲 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 喷
喷 is pictophonetic: the mouth 口 on the left gives the meaning, and 贲 (bēn) on the right hints at the sound. Picture a mouth forcefully spraying something out, like water from a fountain.
喷 (pēn) describes liquid, air, or fire shooting out with force, and it appears in words like 喷泉 (pēnquán, fountain) and 打喷嚏 (dǎpēntì, to sneeze). Example: 他喝水的时候笑得喷了出来。(Tā hē shuǐ de shíhou xiào de pēn le chūlái.) He laughed so hard while drinking that the water sprayed out.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 喷 with 愤 (fèn, angry) or 坟 (fén, grave) because the right sides look or sound similar. Remember that 喷 has 口 on the left because the action comes out of a mouth or opening.
Common words with 喷
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 喷泉 | pēnquán | fountain | HSK 7-9 |
| 喷雾 | pēnwù | mist spray; atomizing | |
| 喷射 | pēnshè | to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet | |
| 打喷嚏 | dǎpēntì | to sneeze | |
| 喷发 | pēnfā | to erupt; an eruption | |
| 喷出 | pēnchū | spout; spray | |
| 喷火 | pēnhuǒ | to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes) | |
| 喷气 | pēnqì | to spurt steam (or air etc) | |
| 喷嚏 | pēntì | sneeze | |
| 喷洒 | pēnsǎ | to spray; to sprinkle | |
| 喷气机 | pēnqìjī | jet plane | |
| 喷射机 | pēnshèjī | jet plane; spraying machine | |
| 喷漆 | pēnqī | to spray paint or lacquer; lacquer |
喷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 喷
How many strokes are in 喷?
喷 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 喷 mean?
喷 (pēn) means to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online). A common word with it is 喷泉 (pēnquán), meaning "fountain".
How do you pronounce 喷?
喷 is pronounced pēn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 喷?
The radical of 喷 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 喷 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 喷?
The traditional form of 喷 is 噴. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 喷 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 喷 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 喷 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 喷 mean in internet slang?
Online, 喷 (pēn) means to attack or criticize someone harshly. A person who does this a lot is often called a 喷子 (pēnzi), similar to a troll or flamer in English.
When is 喷 pronounced pèn instead of pēn?
The fourth tone pèn is used for a strong smell, as in 喷香 (pènxiāng, very fragrant), and for a crop's harvest season or round of harvest. For spraying, spurting, and sneezing, use the first tone pēn.