扑

• 拼音: pū
• 汉字拆解: 扑 = 扌(hand) + 卜 (divination, phonetic) — rushing forward with hands

含义

To pounce; to throw oneself at; to rush toward. A sudden forward movement toward something.

Describes quick, forceful movement toward a target — animals pouncing, people diving to catch something, or rushing to embrace someone. Also used for extinguishing (扑灭 — put out fire) and in 扑空 (to miss one's target, arrive to find someone absent). Has an energetic, sudden quality.

例句

1. 猫突然扑向了桌上的鱼。
2. 消防员正在全力扑灭山火。
3. 孩子一看到妈妈就扑进了她的怀里。

用法指南

语境: actions, animals, emotions

语气: dynamic

正确说法

• 狗一见到主人就扑过去了。(The dog pounced toward its owner as soon as it saw them.)
• 他扑上去接住了那个球。(He dove forward and caught the ball.)

错误说法

• 不要用'扑'描述缓慢的接近 (Don't use 扑 for slow approaches — it implies sudden, forceful movement)

起源与历史

The character 扑 combines 扌(hand radical) with 卜 (phonetic component), originally depicting the action of striking or rushing forward with the hands.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal