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泼 is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 潑. It combines the water radical 氵, indicating an action involving liquid, with the phonetic 发 (from 發, fā). The primary meaning is to splash, spill, or pour water aggressively, and it later gained the adjectival sense of fierce, unreasonable, or shrewish behavior. The simplification replaced the complex phonetic 發 with 发, which approximates the sound, while retaining the water radical essential to the meaning.
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他泼水在地上。
孩子们泼水玩。
她活泼又可爱。
不要泼冷水在地上。
泼墨山水画很美。
他泼辣地批评了那个计划。
雨水泼洒在窗户上。
她的性格泼辣但心地善良。
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