to throw oneself at

to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over

hand (扌) + sound (卜) = pounce or fling forward

The hand radical anchors the physical act of throwing or flinging oneself forward. 卜 contributes the sound pū and carries no meaning here.

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猫看见老鼠就了过去。

māo kàn jiàn lǎo shǔ jiù pū le guò qù。

The cat saw the mouse and pounced on it.

她把全部心思都在这个工作上。

tā bǎ quán bù xīn sī dōu pū zài zhè ge gōng zuò shàng。

She devoted all her energy to this work.

Words with 扑

颠扑不破

diān pū bù pò

solid; unbreakable

飞蛾扑火

fēi é pū huǒ

the moth flies into the flame

饿虎扑食

è hǔ pū shí

like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

香味扑鼻

xiāng wèi pū bí

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

代数拓扑

dài shù tuò pū

(math.) algebraic topology

反扑

fǎn pū

to counterattack

几何拓扑

jǐ hé tuò pū

(math.) geometric topology

几何拓扑学

jǐ hé tuò pū xué

(math.) geometric topology

德州扑克

dé zhōu pū kè

Texas hold 'em (poker variant)

打扑克

dǎ pū kè

to play cards

拓扑

tuò pū

(math.) (loanword) topology

拓扑学

tuò pū xué

(math.) topology

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