喷 meaning in English

pēn

to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)

HSK 5verbTraditional 噴12 strokes

Meaning of 喷

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pēn

to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
(slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)

pèn

(of a smell) strong
peak season (of a crop)
(classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

How to use 喷

喷 (pēn) is used for liquid, air, or fire shooting out with force, and it appears in words like 喷泉 (pēnquán, fountain) and 打喷嚏 (dǎ pēntì, to sneeze). Online, people also use it to mean harshly criticizing someone. Example: 火山喷发了。(Huǒshān pēnfā le.) The volcano erupted.

喷 has the mouth radical 口 on the left, so think of something bursting out of a mouth. The right side 贲 looks like a busy pile on top of 贝, like a mouth so full it has to spray it all out.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 喷 with 愤 (fèn, anger) and 坟 (fén) because they share a similar sound or shape; 喷 always has 口 for the mouth. Also remember that 喷嚏 is read pēntì, and the noun sneeze needs 打 as its verb: 打喷嚏, not 做喷嚏.

喷 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

章zhāng鱼yú遇yù到dào危wēi险xiǎn时shí会huì喷pēn出chū墨mò汁zhī。

An octopus can release ink when it gets into danger.

火huǒ山shān突tū然rán喷pēn发fā，造zào成chéng了le多duō人rén死sǐ亡wáng。

The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

书shū里lǐ讲jiǎng的de是shì一yī条tiáo不bú会huì喷pēn火huǒ的de龙lóng的de故gù事shì。

The book tells the story of a dragon that can't breathe fire.

玛mǎ丽lì的de包bāo里lǐ有yǒu辣là椒jiāo喷pēn雾wù。

Mary carries pepper spray in her purse.

激jī光guāng打dǎ印yìn机jī一yì般bān比bǐ喷pēn墨mò打dǎ印yìn机jī用yòng起qǐ来lái更gèng省shěng钱qián。

Laser printers are generally cheaper to maintain than inkjet printers.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

喷 pēn · to spout · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 喷.

喷泉	pēnquán	fountain
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

Questions about 喷

What does 喷 mean?

喷 (pēn) means "to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 喷?

喷 is made of 1 character: 喷 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 喷 an HSK word?

Yes. 喷 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 喷 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 喷 is written 噴.

When is 喷 read pèn instead of pēn?

The fourth tone pèn is used for a strong smell, as in 喷香 (pènxiāng, very fragrant), and for the peak season of a crop. It can also count harvests, like 头喷 for the first crop. For spraying and spurting, use pēn.

What does 喷子 mean on the internet?

喷子 (pēnzi) is slang for an online troll or someone who attacks others harshly in comments. It comes from the slang sense of 喷 as to criticize scathingly, like spraying insults. It is informal and should not be used in polite writing.