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泵

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pump (loanword)

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Strokes
9
Radical
石 +4
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
泵
Common rank
#2,999
Unicode
U+6CF5

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How 泵 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To pull water 水 out of stone 石

Components 石 水

Words with 泵

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WordPinyinMeaning
气动泵 qì dòng bèng pneumatic pump
真空泵 zhēn kōng bèng vacuum pump
抽水泵 chōu shuǐ bèng water pump
水泵 shuǐ bèng water pump
气泵 qì bèng air pump
热泵 rè bèng heat pump
油泵 yóu bèng oil pump
泵灯 bèng dēng lamp; turn signal
泵站 bèng zhàn pumping station
泵浦 bèng pǔ pump (loanword)
泵柄 bèng bǐng pump handle
氮泵 dàn bèng pre-workout (supplement)