喷 (pēn): to spout, to spurt, to spray, to puff, (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online), (of a smell) strong
喷 (pēn) is a Chinese character meaning “to spout.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 贲 (phonetic). It ranks #1713 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 喷 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to spout
- to spurt
- to spray
- to puff
- (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
- (of a smell) strong
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喷泉noun | pēn quán | fountain |
| 喷射verb | pēn shè | to spurt |
| 打喷嚏verb | dǎ pēn tì | to sneeze |
| 喷气机noun | pēn qì jī | jet plane |
| 喷漆noun | pēn qī | to spray paint or lacquer |
| 喷气noun | pēn qì | to spurt steam (or air etc) |
| 喷气式adjective | pēn qì shì | jet-propelled |
| 喷嚏noun | pēn tì | sneeze |
| 喷溅 | pēn jiàn | to splash |
| 喷发verb | pēn fā | to erupt |
| 喷洒verb | pēn sǎ | to spray |
| 喷嘴noun | pēn zuǐ | nozzle |
| 喷头noun | pēn tóu | nozzle |
| 喷雾器noun | pēn wù qì | sprayer |
| 喷灯noun | pēn dēng | blowtorch |
喷 appears in 63 compound words: 75 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 喷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom); (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom); (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
Example Sentences
妈妈喷嘱我要按时吃饭，注意身体健康。
mā mā pēn zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .
Mom kept reminding me to eat on time and take care of my health.
...!火山灰柱窜天高达2500公尺 本周二度喷发
. . . ! huǒ shān huī zhù cuàn tiān gāo dá 2 5 0 0 gōng chǐ běn zhōu èr dù pēn fā
...! Volcanic ash columns soared up to 2,500 meters high and erupted twice this week
坐等全村希望! 辉达领涨 那指喷270点
zuò děng quán cūn xī wàng ! huī dá lǐng zhǎng nà zhǐ pēn 2 7 0 diǎn
Sit and wait for the hope of the whole village! Nvidia led the gains, and the index sprayed 270 points
菲马荣火山喷发 火山灰柱高达1000米
菲 mǎ róng huǒ shān pēn fā huǒ shān huī zhù gāo dá 1 0 0 0 mǐ
Mount Fimaron erupted ash columns up to 1,000 meters high
...到被盯上!台积电罕见入列注意股 今年来已喷涨近27%
. . . dào bèi dīng shàng ! tái jī diàn hǎn jiàn rù liè zhù yì gǔ jīn nián lái yǐ pēn zhǎng jìn 2 7
... To be targeted! TSMC is rarely listed as a stock to watch and has risen nearly 27% this year
独/富台指喷3% 周经翔曝台股红盘日走势
dú fù tái zhǐ pēn 3 zhōu jīng xiáng pù tái gǔ hóng pán rì zǒu shì
Unique/rich Taiwan index sprayed 3% Zhou Jingxiang exposed the daily trend of Taiwan stocks in the red market
玛丽的包里有辣椒喷雾。
Mǎlì de bāo lǐ yǒu làjiāo pēnwù.
Mary carries pepper spray in her purse.
我想我要打喷嚏了。。。给我张纸巾。
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào dǎpēntì le... gěi wǒ zhāng zhǐjīn.
I think I'm gonna sneeze. Give me a tissue.
火山突然喷发，造成了多人死亡。
Huǒshān tūrán pēnfā, zàochéng le duō rén sǐwáng.
The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.
为什么你们在打喷嚏？
Wèishénme nǐmen zài dǎpēntì?
Why are you sneezing?
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced pēn
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