泡 (pào): To soak — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 泡

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 泡

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

泡

氵water

包wrap

泡=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 泡

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5.

How to Use 泡

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 泡 works in context.

Bubble or Foam

Words where 泡 refers to a mass of small bubbles or a foamy substance.

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 泡

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 6

jìn浸

pào

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 泡 is used in context

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

chī吃

pào泡

miàn面

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氵water

+包wrap

Water (氵) forms round bubbles (包) that float and burst — bubble or soak.

pào泡

mò沫

foam; froth

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qì气

pào泡

Air bubble / gas bubble

泡

soak; bath; immerse

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dēng灯

pào泡

light bulb

dāng当

wǎn晚

cān餐

。

He often eats instant noodles for dinner.

kā咖

fēi啡

shàng上

yǒu有

hòu厚

de的

pào泡

mò沫

。

There is thick foam on the coffee.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

zǎo早

chén晨

pào泡

chá茶

。

I like to brew tea in the morning.

Pào泡

chá茶

zhī之

qián前

，

xiān先

yòng用

rè热

shuǐ水

bǎ把

chá茶

yè叶

pào泡

yí一

xià下

。

Before making tea, first soak the tea leaves in hot water for a bit.

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