泡芙

pàofú

noun

Measure Word

一个泡芙 gè

Meanings

1 cream puff
2 profiterole
3 choux pastry (loanword)

Characters

bubble (phonetic: puff)

lotus (phonetic: -f)

Examples

她最爱吃奶油泡芙。

Tā zuì ài chī nǎiyóu pàofú.

Her favorite is cream-filled puffs.

烤箱一开，整间屋子都是泡芙的香味。

Kǎoxiāng yì kāi, zhěng jiān wūzi dōu shì pàofú de xiāngwèi.

The moment the oven opens, the whole room smells of cream puffs.

Tips

memory

Loanword approximating 'puff'. 泡 (bubble) captures the hollow interior; 芙 borrows the 'fu' sound from 芙蓉 (hibiscus/lotus). The characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Stroke Order

泡 pào

芙 fú