pēn / pèn
verb HSK 5 #2,726

Meanings

  1. 1 to spout; to spray; to spew
  2. 2 to puff out

Examples

HSK 2
Tā wǎng liǎnshàng pēn le diǎn shuǐ.
She sprayed some water on her face.
HSK 7-9
Huǒshān pēn chū le yánjiāng.
The volcano spewed lava.
HSK 7-9
Bié duì zhe rén pēn xiāngshuǐ.
Don't spray perfume at people.

Tips

usage
Online, also means to verbally attack or flame someone; 喷子 is an internet troll. The image is the same as the literal sense: words spraying out forcefully.
mistakes
Two readings. pēn = to spray / spurt (the common verb: 喷泉, 喷射). pèn = strongly fragrant or the peak season of a crop (香喷喷, 喷香). If it describes a rich smell, switch to pèn.

Components

radical
kǒu
mouth
Mouth radical on the left, the indexing radical. It supplies meaning: a is something forcefully ejected through an opening, often the mouth (sneezing, spitting, spraying). The radical also anchors it in the breath family with (blow), (spit out), (inhale).
phonetic
bēn
rush; ornate
supplies the sound, with the initial drifting to give pēn. The same phonetic stem also drives (indignant) and (grave-mound). itself is a rare word meaning 'to rush forth,' a fitting flavor for breath or liquid bursting out.

Stroke Order

pēn