Usage of the character 撲

to throw oneself at
to pounce on
to devote one's energies
to flap
to flutter
to dab
to pat
to bend over

diēpū

跌扑

[跌撲]

to tumble
to stumble and fall

pūmiè

扑灭

[撲滅]

to eradicate
to extinguish

pūjiù

扑救

[撲救]

firefighting
to extinguish a fire and save life and property
to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)

fěnpū

粉扑

[粉撲]

powder puff (cosmetics)

pūteng

扑腾

[撲騰]

(onom.) thud
flutter
flop

qǐpū

起扑

[起撲]

chip shot (golf)

pūshuò

扑朔

[撲朔]

see 撲朔迷離／扑朔迷离 (pūshuòmílí)

pūdiē

扑跌

[撲跌]

to fall flat on one's face
(martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves)

pūtōng

扑通

[撲通]

(onom.) sound of object falling into water
plop

pūbí

扑鼻

[撲鼻]

to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

fǎnpū

反扑

[反撲]

to counterattack
to come back after a defeat
to retrieve lost ground

pūluò

扑落

[撲落]

to fall
to drop
socket (loanword for "plug")

tuòpū

拓扑

[拓撲]

(math.) (loanword) topology

pūxí

扑袭

[撲襲]

(of an animal) to pounce (on its prey)
(of extreme weather conditions) to hit (a city, province etc)

pūshan

扑扇

[撲扇]

to flutter
to flap

xiāngpū

相扑

[相撲]

sumo wrestling
also pr. (xiàngpū)

pūlēng

扑棱

[撲棱]

(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings

pūmiàn

扑面

[撲面]

lit. sth hits one in the face
directly in one's face
sth assaults the senses
blatant (advertising)
eye-catching
(a smell) assaults the nostrils

pūzé

扑责

[撲責]

to punish by flogging

pūmǎn

扑满

[撲滿]

piggy bank

pūshǎn

扑闪

[撲閃]

to wink
to blink

pūdǎ

扑打

[撲打]

to swat
(of wings) to flap

pūkè

扑克

[撲克]

poker (game) (loanword)
playing cards

pūdǎo

扑倒

[撲倒]

to fall down

pūkōng

扑空

[撲空]

lit. to rush at thin air
fig. to miss one's aim
to have nothing to show for one's troubles

měngpū

猛扑

[猛撲]

to charge
to pounce on
to swoop down on

pūleng

扑棱

[撲棱]

(of wings, curtain etc) to flap; to flutter

pūshā

扑杀

[撲殺]

to kill
to cull

tuòpūxué

拓扑学

[拓撲學]

(math.) topology

pūliǎnr

扑脸儿

[撲臉兒]

strikes you in the face

pūkèpái

扑克牌

[撲克牌]

poker (card game)
playing card
CL:副 (fù)

hóngpūpū

红扑扑

[紅撲撲]

red
rosy
flushed

qǐpūgān

起扑杆

[起撲桿]

chipper (golf)

dǎpūkè

打扑克

[打撲克]

to play cards
to play poker

pūrèxītòng

扑热息痛

[撲熱息痛]

paracetamol (loanword)

diānpūbùpò

颠扑不破

[顛撲不破]

solid; unbreakable
(fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable

pūmiàn'érlái

扑面而来

[撲面而來]

lit. sth hits one in the face
directly in one's face
sth assaults the senses
blatant (advertising)
eye-catching
(a smell) assaults the nostrils

pūshuòmílí

扑朔迷离

[撲朔迷離]

impossible to unravel
confusing

tuòpūkōngjiān

拓扑空间

[拓撲空間]

(math.) topological space

àipūxīlóng

艾扑西龙

[艾撲西龍]

epsilon (Greek letter Εε)

èhǔpūshí

饿虎扑食

[餓虎撲食]

like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

Dézhōupūkè

德州扑克

[德州撲克]

Texas hold 'em (poker variant)

xiāngwèipūbí

香味扑鼻

[香味撲鼻]

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

dàishùtuòpū

代数拓扑

[代數拓撲]

(math.) algebraic topology

yìxiāngpūbí

异香扑鼻

[異香撲鼻]

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

fēi'épūhuǒ

飞蛾扑火

[飛蛾撲火]

the moth flies into the flame
fatal attraction

jǐhétuòpū

几何拓扑

[幾何拓撲]

(math.) geometric topology

tuòpūjiégòu

拓扑结构

[拓撲結構]

topological structure

jǐhétuòpūxué

几何拓扑学

[幾何拓撲學]

(math.) geometric topology