澎 pēng to splatter
How to remember 澎: 氵 water + 彭 drumbeat = to splatter. Rain water covers the square, and on every drumbeat the dancing kids stamp their feet so the puddles begin to splatter on the grown-ups.
Component breakdown
澎 = 氵 water + 彭 drumbeat
- 氵 water
- 彭 drumbeat
Rain water covers the square, and on every drumbeat the dancing kids stamp their feet so the puddles begin to splatter on the grown-ups.
How it is used
- Occurs in 澎湃 (péngpài): surging/roaring (waves), and figuratively surging emotion - 激情澎湃 (jīqíng péngpài) with surging passion. Also the Penghu Islands (澎湖). Energetic register.