喷

pèn

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to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 贲 sound ( bēn )

Components 口贲

spurt · Heisig RSH #1873

口 mouth + local-yokel chowder

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
喷气发动机	pēn qì fā dòng jī	jet engine
喷气式飞机	pēn qì shì fēi jī	jet aircraft
血口喷人	xuè kǒu pēn rén	to spit blood (idiom); venomous slander; malicious attacks
喷气机	pēn qì jī	jet plane
喷火器	pēn huǒ qì	flamethrower
喷气式	pēn qì shì	jet-propelled
喷嘴儿	pēn zuǐ r	erhua variant of 噴嘴\|喷嘴[pen1 zui3]
狗血喷头	gǒu xiě pēn tóu	torrent of abuse (idiom)
喷射机	pēn shè jī	jet plane; spraying machine
喷气推进实验室	Pēn qì Tuī jìn Shí yàn shì	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, R&D center in Pasadena, California
喷丝头	pēn sī tóu	spinneret; extrusion nozzle
涡轮喷气发动机	wō lún pēn qì fā dòng jī	turbojet
喷子	pēn zi	sprayer; spraying apparatus; (slang) firearm; Internet troll; hater
喷头	pēn tóu	nozzle; spray-head
喷气	pēn qì	to spurt steam (or air etc)
喷发	pēn fā	to erupt; an eruption
喷出岩	pēn chū yán	extrusive rock (geology)
喷出	pēn chū	spout; spray; belch; to well up; to puff out; to spurt out
喷火	pēn huǒ	to shoot flames; to erupt (of volcanoes); flaming (of flowers)
含血喷人	hán xuè pēn rén	to make false accusations against sb (idiom)

Characters sharing the sound component 贲 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
贲 sound part	bēn	to forge ahead; energetic; surname
愤	fèn	anger, indignation; to hate, to resent
鲼	fèn	fish
偾	fèn	to ruin, to destroy; overthrown