Radical:

meaning for pào:

  • - bubble
  • - foam
  • - blister (i.e. skin bubble)
  • - to soak
  • - to steep
  • - to infuse
  • - to dawdle
  • - to shilly-shally
  • - to hang about
  • - to pick up (a girl)
  • - to get off with (a sexual partner)
  • - classifier for occurrences of an action
  • - classifier for number of infusions

meaning for pāo:

  • - puffed
  • - swollen
  • - spongy
  • - small lake (esp. in place names)
  • - classifier for urine or feces

xiǎng
pào
yìxiē一些
huācǎochá花草茶

She wants to brew some herbal tea.


wǎnshang晚上
jiǔ
diǎn
wǎngwǎng往往
huì
pào
bēi
chá

I usually make a cup of tea at 9 o'clock in the evening.


yòng
kāishuǐ开水
pào
le
bēi
chá

I brewed a cup of tea with boiling water.