噴 meaning and stroke order
To blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt
How to write 噴, stroke by stroke
15 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 噴
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 噴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 賁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 噴
The mouth 口 on the left shows the meaning: something bursts out of the mouth, like a puff or a spray. The right part 賁 (bēn) gives the sound, close to pēn.
噴 (simplified 喷) means to spray, spurt or puff out, and it appears in words like 喷泉 (pēnquán, fountain) and 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēntì, to sneeze). Online, it is also slang for harshly criticizing someone. Example: 他打了一个喷嚏。(Tā dǎ le yí ge pēntì.) He sneezed.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 噴 with 憤 (fèn, angry) and 墳 (fén, grave), which share the same right part 賁. Check the left side: 口 for mouth means spraying, 忄 for heart means anger, and 土 for earth means a grave.
Common words with 噴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 噴泉 | pēnquán | fountain | HSK 7-9 |
| 噴霧 | pēnwù | mist spray; atomizing | |
| 噴射 | pēnshè | to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet | |
| 打噴嚏 | dǎpēntì | to sneeze | |
| 噴發 | pēnfā | to erupt; an eruption | |
| 噴出 | pēnchū | spout; spray | |
| 噴火 | pēnhuǒ | to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes) | |
| 噴氣 | pēnqì | to spurt steam (or air etc) | |
| 噴嚏 | pēntì | sneeze | |
| 噴灑 | pēnsǎ | to spray; to sprinkle | |
| 噴氣機 | pēnqìjī | jet plane | |
| 噴射機 | pēnshèjī | jet plane; spraying machine | |
| 噴漆 | pēnqī | to spray paint or lacquer; lacquer |
Questions about 噴
How many strokes are in 噴?
噴 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 噴 mean?
噴 (pēn) means to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt. A common word with it is 喷泉 (pēnquán), meaning "fountain".
How do you pronounce 噴?
噴 is pronounced pēn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 噴?
The radical of 噴 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 噴 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 噴?
噴 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 喷, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 噴 mean in internet slang?
Online, 噴 (pēn) means to attack or criticize someone scathingly, like flaming. 别喷我 (bié pēn wǒ) means don't flame me, and a 喷子 (pēnzi) is a troll who attacks others.
When is 噴 read pèn instead of pēn?
The fourth tone pèn is much less common. It describes a strong smell, as in 喷香 (pènxiāng, very fragrant), or the peak season of a crop. In most everyday words, like spraying or sneezing, it is pēn.