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扑 describes physical actions like pouncing, flapping, or rushing forward with force. Its traditional form, 撲, combines the hand radical on the left with a complex right component originally suggesting dense vegetation or cumbersome objects. In the simplified character, this complex element is replaced by the two-stroke 卜, which functions purely as a phonetic indicator. The hand radical firmly grounds the character's meaning in the domain of physical contact, striking, and dynamic movement.
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他扑灭了大火。
消防员扑灭火灾。
我扑打身上的蚊子。
香味扑鼻而来。
他扑空了，没找到人。
球员扑救险球。
孩子们在草地上扑蝴蝶。
他毫不犹豫地扑向歹徒。