# 泡

| 泡 | U+6CE1, &#27873; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CE1 |
| ← 泠 [U+6CE0] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 波 → [U+6CE2] |

## Translingual
### Han character

泡 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水心口山 (EPRU), four-corner 3711$_2$, composition ⿰氵包)

#### Derived characters

* 萢, 𬰀

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 617, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17307
* Dae Jaweon: page 1012, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1591, character 5
* Unihan data for U+6CE1

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 泡
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 袍 | *buː |
| 袌 | *buː, *buːs |
| 軳 | *buː |
| 抱 | *buːʔ |
| 勽 | *buːs, *mɯnʔ |
| 菢 | *buːs |
| 勹 | *pruː |
| 包 | *pruː |
| 胞 | *pruː, *pʰruː |
| 苞 | *pruː |
| 枹 | *pruː, *bu, *bu |
| 飽 | *pruːʔ |
| 泡 | *pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː |
| 炮 | *pʰruːs, *bruː |
| 皰 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 疱 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 跑 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 咆 | *bruː |
| 庖 | *bruː |
| 匏 | *bruː |
| 刨 | *bruː |
| 狍 | *bruː |
| 炰 | *bruː |
| 鉋 | *bruː, *bruːs |
| 瓟 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 颮 | *bruː, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鞄 | *bruː, *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鮑 | *bruːʔ |
| 骲 | *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *bruːɡ, *pʰoːɡ |
| 玸 | *bu |
| 雹 | *bruːɡ |
| 窇 | *bruːɡ |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pāo (pao$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): paau$^1$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): pao$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pao
*** Wade–Giles: pʻao$^1$
*** Yale: pāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pau
*** Palladius: пао (pao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: paau$^1$
*** Yale: pāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: paau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaːu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pao$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phau
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰau³³/
* Middle Chinese: phaew, baew
Rime :
| Character | 泡 | 泡 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 匹交切 | 薄交切 |
| Baxter | phaew | baew |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʰˠau/ | /bˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʰᵚau/ | /bᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pʰau/ | /bau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pʰaɨw/ | /baɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /pʰau/ | /bau/ |
| Wang Li | /pʰau/ | /bau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pʰau/ | /bʱau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pāo | páo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | paau$^1$ | paau$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pʰruː/, /*bruː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 泡 | 泡 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 278 | 296 |
| Phonetic component | 勹 | 勹 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胞 | 庖 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰruː/ | /*bruː/ |

#### Definitions

泡
* puffy, spongy, soft
    泡桐 ― pāotóng ― Paulownia sp., a tree with very soft wood
* puffy, spongy or soft object
    豆腐泡 ― dòufupāo ― spongy tofu
* bladder
* small lake
* Classifier for excreta.
* Rubus sp.
    空心泡 ― kōngxīnpāo ― Rubus rosifolius
* Name of a river.

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pào (pao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pou$^5$ / paau$^1$ / pok$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phau
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phā / phàu / phāu / pho
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pa$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pào
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pào
*** Wade–Giles: pʻao$^4$
*** Yale: pàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paw
*** Palladius: пао (pao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pàor
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pàor
*** Wade–Giles: pʻao$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: pàur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawl
*** Palladius: паор (paor)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pou$^5$ / paau$^1$ / pok$^1$
*** Yale: póuh / pāau / pōk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pou$^5$ / paau$^1$ / pok$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pou$^5$ / pao$^1$ / pog$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰou̯¹³/, /pʰaːu̯⁵⁵/, /pʰɔːk̚⁵/
* pou5 - “bubble”;
* paau1 - “bulb”, e.g. 燈泡;
* pok1 - “blister”.
* Middle Chinese: phaew
Rime :
| Character | 泡 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 匹交切 |
| Baxter | phaew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʰˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʰᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pʰau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pʰaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /pʰau/ |
| Wang Li | /pʰau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pʰau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | paau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pʰruː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 泡 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 278 |
| Phonetic component | 勹 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胞 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰruː/ |

#### Definitions

泡
* bubble
* bubblelike or bulbous object
* blister
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) saliva; spit
* (Wuhan Mandarin, Liannan Hakka) swim bladder

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 魚鰾, 鰾 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 魚尿脬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 魚脬, 魚尿脬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 魚尿脬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 魚泡兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 魚泡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 魚鰾 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 魚泡兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 魚尿脬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 魚尿包 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 魚尿脬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 魚泡兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 魚泡, 魚飄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 魚泡兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 魚鰾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 魚尿脬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 魚脯兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 魚尿脬, 魚漂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 魚泡兒, 魚尿脬 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 魚泡, 魚泡兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 魚泡兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 魚泡兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 魚泡, 魚泡兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 魚泡兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 魚泡, 泡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 魚鰾, 魚脬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 魚尿脬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 魚泡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 魚脬, 魚泡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 魚泡泡, 魚脬兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 魚泡子, 魚脬 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 魚鰾, 魚泡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 魚泡, 魚白 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 魚泡 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 魚朵 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 魚泡 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 魚泡仔, 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 魚鰾 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 魚白 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 魚鰾 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 魚鰾 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 泡 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Changting | 魚泡哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 魚鰾 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 魚鰾 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 魚泡 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 魚泡 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 魚泡泡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 魚泡兒, 魚鰾 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 魚脬 |
| Jin | Linhe | 魚泡 |
| Jin | Jining | 魚泡 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 魚泡兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 魚尿脬 |
| Jin | Handan | 魚泡兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 魚泡 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 魚膠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 魚鰾, 魚噗 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 魚鰾 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 魚鰾 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 魚泡 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 魚泡 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 魚泡泡 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 魚泡 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 魚鰾鰾 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 魚泡泡兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 魚泡泡 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 魚膠, 膠 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 魚泡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 魚脬 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 魚脬 |

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pào (pao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): paau$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phau
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phàu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pào
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pào
*** Wade–Giles: pʻao$^4$
*** Yale: pàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paw
*** Palladius: пао (pao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: paau$^3$
*** Yale: paau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: paau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaːu̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phau
*** Hakka Romanization System: pau
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰau̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu
*** Tâi-lô: phàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phaux
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰau²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰau¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pau$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phàu
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰau²¹³/
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*m̥ʰruːs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 泡 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 283 |
| Phonetic component | 勹 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 奅 |
| Old Chinese | /*m̥ʰruːs/ |
| Notes | 𣶐後起字 |

#### Definitions

泡
* to soak; to sit in water (or liquid)
* to pour boiling water; to infuse; to brew (such as tea, instant soup, etc.)
    泡茶 ― pàochá ― to make (infuse) tea
* (informal) to pick up; to meet and seduce for romantic purposes
    泡妞 ― pàoniū ― to pick up girls

##### Synonyms

* (to soak):
* 浸
* 浸泡 (jìnpào)
* 浸漬 / 浸渍 (jìnzì)
* 浸潯 / 浸浔 (qīnyín) (literary)

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): páo (pao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): paau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: páo
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: páo
*** Wade–Giles: pʻao$^2$
*** Yale: páu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paur
*** Palladius: пао (pao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: paau$^4$
*** Yale: pàauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: paau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pao$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaːu̯²¹/

#### Definitions

泡
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) abundant

### Pronunciation 5

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phò
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò
*** Tâi-lô: phò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pʰo¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ²¹/

#### Definitions

泡
* (Southern Min) light and crisp

### Compounds

* 一泡
* 一泡子
* 充氣燈泡 / 充气灯泡
* 冒泡 (màopào)
* 冒泡兒 / 冒泡儿 (màopàor)
* 化為泡影 / 化为泡影 (huàwéi pàoyǐng)
* 卵泡
* 夢幻泡影 / 梦幻泡影
* 如法泡製 / 如法泡制
* 娘泡 (niángpào)
* 幻泡
* 打泡
* 本地泡 (Běndìpào)
* 氣泡 / 气泡 (qìpào)
* 氣泡室 / 气泡室
* 氣泡病 / 气泡病
* 水泡 (shuǐpào)
* 沖泡 / 冲泡 (chōngpào)
* 泡妞 (pàoniū)
* 泡幻
* 泡影 (pàoyǐng)
* 泡桐 (pāotóng)
* 泡棉 (pàomián)
* 泡水
* 泡沫 (pàomò)
* 泡泡
* 泡沫劑 / 泡沫剂
* 泡沫塑膠 / 泡沫塑胶
* 泡沫橡膠 / 泡沫橡胶
* 泡沫水泥
* 泡沫浴
* 泡沫玻璃
* 泡泡糖 (pàopàotáng)
* 泡沫紅茶 / 泡沫红茶
* 泡沫經濟 / 泡沫经济 (pàomò jīngjì)
* 泡沫車 / 泡沫车
* 泡沫髮膠 / 泡沫发胶
* 泡湯 / 泡汤 (pàotāng)
* 泡漩
* 泡滾 / 泡滚
* 泡燈 / 泡灯
* 泡疹
* 泡病號 / 泡病号
* 泡磨菇
* 泡芙 (pàofú)
* 泡茶 (pàochá)
* 泡茶館 / 泡茶馆
* 泡菜 (pàocài)
* 泡蘑菇 (pào mógu)
* 泡螺
* 泡貨 / 泡货
* 泡飯 / 泡饭 (pàofàn)
* 泡麵 / 泡面 (pàomiàn)
* 泡麵哲學 / 泡面哲学
* 泡麵市場 / 泡面市场
* 浸泡 (jìnpào)
* 海泡石
* 液泡 (yèpào)
* 液泡膜
* 潦泡 (liáopào)
* 潦漿泡 / 潦浆泡
* 濾泡 / 滤泡
* 濾泡期 / 滤泡期
* 燈泡 / 灯泡 (dēngpào)
* 燎泡 (liáopào)
* 燎漿泡 / 燎浆泡
* 發泡成形 / 发泡成形
* 眼泡
* 美得冒泡
* 肉眼泡兒 / 肉眼泡儿
* 肺泡 (fèipào)
* 肥皂泡 (féizàopào)
* 豆泡 (dòupāo)
* 電燈泡 / 电灯泡 (diàndēngpào)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 泡 |
| Kyūjitai | 泡󠄁 泡+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 泡󠄃 泡+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* bubbles

#### Readings

* Go-on: ひょう (hyō)
* Kan-on: ほう (hō, Jōyō)
* Kun: あぶく (abuku, 泡)、あわ (awa, 泡, Jōyō)、うたかた (utakata, 泡)

#### Compounds

* 泡盛(あわもり) (awamori)
* 発泡酒(はっぽうしゅ) (happōshu)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 泡
* あわ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 沫
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *awa.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あわ [àwáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
* IPA: [a̠β̞a̠]

### Noun

泡(あわ) • (awa)
* bubble
* foam, head on carbonated beverages such as beer

### References

* ↑ “泡”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 泡 (MC phaew). Recorded as Middle Korean 포 (phwo) (Yale: pwo) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Hanja

Wikisource 泡 (eumhun 거품 포 (geopum po))
* hanja form of 포 (“bubbles”)

#### Compounds

* 기포 (氣泡, gipo)
* 기포제 (起泡劑, gipoje)
* 발포 (發泡, balpo)
* 발포제 (發泡劑, balpoje)
* 수포 (水泡, supo)
* 포말 (泡沫, pomal)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Kun: あー (ā, 泡)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 泡
* あー Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 沫
Cognate with Japanese 泡 (awa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaː/

### Noun

泡(あー) (ā)
* bubbles
* froth, foam

### References

* “あー【泡・沫】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

泡: Hán Nôm readings: bàu, bảo, bào, bầu, phao
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