splash

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

发 sound component

  Sound component

  

issue

Evolution

泼 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
泼 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

pour, splash, water, sprinkle; violent, malignant; to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish

Most common words with 泼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

活泼

lively

to splash

泼妇

shrew

泼辣

shrewish

泼冷水

lit. to pour cold water on