红扑扑 (hóng pū pū) — red and glowing; rosy; flushed (of cheeks) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Reduplicated adjective for a lively, glowing redness — usually of cheeks (from exercise, cold, or shyness). 比通红更生动, less neutral than 红润 (which implies healthy).

adjective

red and glowingrosyflushed (of cheeks)

Examples

，红扑扑。
Tā pǎo wán bù, liǎn biàn de hóng pū pū de.
After running, his face turned red and glowing.
，红扑扑。
Tā hài xiū de shí hou, liǎn dàn biàn chéng hóng pū pū de.
When she's shy, her cheeks become rosy.
红扑扑。
Dōng tiān de hán fēng bǎ hái zi men de liǎn chuī dé hóng pū pū de.
The cold winter wind made the children's faces flushed.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

扑扑

重叠Reduplication

红 gives red, and the repeated 扑扑 adds a glowing rosy look.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紅; 红 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng紅hóng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 紅 puts 糸 (silk) next to 工, which gives the sound; the simplified 红 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

卜

卜bǔ扑pū

Same sound today

扑 uses 手 (hand) for meaning and 卜 (bǔ) for sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

卜

卜bǔ扑pū

Same sound today

扑 uses 手 (hand) for meaning and 卜 (bǔ) for sound.

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