扑克 (pūkè): poker

Measure Word

一副扑克 fù

Meanings

1 poker
2 playing cards

Characters

扑

pū

to pounce (phonetic use)

克

kè

to overcome (phonetic use)

Examples

HSK 1

我们打扑克吧！

Wǒmen dǎ pūkè ba!

Let's play cards!

HSK 6

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

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to throw oneself at; to pounce on / to rush at; to flap; to pat

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to overcome / to conquer / to surmount

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