扑袭

Traditional form:

撲襲

Pinyin (reading):

pūxí

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 扑 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 袭 - to attack, to raid; to inherit

Traditional characters:

• 撲 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 襲 - to attack, to raid; to inherit