泡 (pāo)
puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier
- HSK 3.1 level 6
- 8 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“泡，水。出山陽平樂，東北入泗。从水，包聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 包 (sound)