扑克

撲克

pūkè

noun HSK 7-9 #5,276

Measure Word

一副扑克 fù

Meanings

1 poker
2 playing cards

Characters

to pounce (phonetic use)

to overcome (phonetic use)

Examples

我们打扑克吧！

Wǒmen dǎ pūkè ba!

Let's play cards!

他买了一副新扑克。

Tā mǎi le yí fù xīn pūkè.

He bought a new deck of cards.

Tips

memory

扑克 is a phonetic borrowing from English 'poker'. The characters don't carry relevant meaning -- just remember the sound.

usage

扑克 or 扑克牌 refers to playing cards in general, not just the game of poker. 打扑克 means to play cards (any card game).

Stroke Order

扑 pū

克 kè