曝 (pù): to air, to sun
曝 (pù) is a Chinese character meaning “to air.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 暴 (phonetic). It ranks #2913 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 曝 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- to air
- to sun
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曝光verb | bào guāng | to expose (photography) |
| 曝露verb | pù lù | to expose (to the air, light etc) |
| 曝晒verb | pù shài | to expose to strong sunlight |
| 曝光表noun | bào guāng biǎo | light meter |
| 一曝十寒phrase | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) |
| 野叟曝言 | yě sǒu pù yán | Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠 |
曝 appears in 6 compound words: 67 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 33 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 曝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
今天曝气很好，适合去公园散步。
jīn tiān bào qì hěn hǎo , shì gě qù gōng yuán sàn bù .
Today's air quality is excellent, perfect for a stroll in the park.
强生扩大高附加价值品项 接单动能曝光!
qiáng shēng kuò dà gāo fù jiā jià zhí pǐn xiàng jiē dān dòng néng pù guāng !
Johnson & Johnson expands high value-added items and exposes the momentum of receiving orders!
...狗被人从5楼丢下“凶手抓到了” 虐狗原因曝光
. . . gǒu bèi rén cóng 5 lóu diū xià xiōng shǒu zhuā dào le nüè gǒu yuán yīn pù guāng
... The dog was dropped from the 5th floor "The murderer was caught" and the reason for the dog abuse was exposed
超商换冰拿铁“店员跳针狂问2字”真相曝
chāo shāng huàn bīng ná tiě diàn yuán tiào zhēn kuáng wèn 2 zì zhēn xiāng pù
The truth of the supermarket changing ice latte "the clerk jumped the needle and asked 2 words" was exposed
...讯/闯入川普海湖庄园遭击毙 21岁嫌身分曝光!家人才刚报失踪
. . . xùn chuǎng rù chuān pǔ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán zāo jī bì 2 1 suì xián shēn fēn pù guāng ! jiā rén cái gāng bào shī zōng
... News/Breaking into Trump's Mar-a-Lago Manor and being killed, the 21-year-old suspect's identity was exposed! The family has just been reported missing
4宝爸出轨小三24次!性爱行事历曝光 人妻试图私了遭拒怒告索偿
4 bǎo bà chū guǐ xiǎo sān 2 4 cì ! xìng ài háng shì lì pù guāng rén qī shì tú sī le zāo jù nù gào suǒ cháng
4 Bao Dad cheated on the mistress 24 times! The sex calendar was exposed, and the wife tried to be private but was rejected and angrily sued for compensation
汤姆和我之间的秘密被曝光了。
Tāngmǔ hé wǒ zhījiān de mìmì bèi bàoguāng le.
Tom and my secret came to light.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 日 (sun) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced pù
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