瀑 meaning and stroke order
Waterfall, cascade; heavy rain
How to write 瀑, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 瀑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- shower (rain)
- waterfall
How 瀑 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Violent 暴 water 氵; 暴 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 瀑
瀑 combines water 氵 with 暴 (bào), meaning violent or fierce. Picture water crashing down with violent force, and you have a waterfall.
瀑 almost always appears in the word 瀑布 (pùbù), waterfall, and rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. Example: 这个瀑布很高。(Zhège pùbù hěn gāo.) This waterfall is very tall.
Common mistake: Learners often read 瀑 as bào because of its component 暴, but in 瀑布 it is pù, fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 爆 (bào, explode), which has the fire radical 火 instead of water 氵.
Common words with 瀑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 瀑布 | pùbù | waterfall | HSK 7-9 |
瀑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 瀑
How many strokes are in 瀑?
瀑 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瀑 mean?
瀑 (pù) means waterfall, cascade; heavy rain. A common word with it is 瀑布 (pùbù), meaning "waterfall".
How do you pronounce 瀑?
瀑 is pronounced pù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 瀑?
The radical of 瀑 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 瀑 under this radical.
Is 瀑 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 瀑 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
When is 瀑 pronounced bào?
The reading bào means a sudden shower of rain and appears mainly in older or literary texts. In everyday modern Chinese you will almost only meet the reading pù in 瀑布.
What does 布 mean in 瀑布?
布 (bù) means cloth. A waterfall looks like a long sheet of white cloth hanging down a cliff, so 瀑布 paints that picture.