活潑

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See also: 活泼, 活溌, and 活発

Chinese

to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
 
 splash; to spill; violent
trad. (活潑) 活 潑
simp. (活泼) 活 泼

Etymology

Short for 活潑剌／活泼剌, 活潑潑／活泼泼; probably a compound of 活 (huó) and onomatopoeia 潑剌／泼剌, 潑潑／泼泼.

Pronunciation

Adjective

活潑

  1. (of personality) lively; vivacious
  2. (of artistic style) vivid
  3. flexible; not stiff
  4. (literary) wealthy; well-off; rich
  5. (chemistry) reactive; active; labile

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “lively”): 呆板 (dāibǎn), 死板 (sǐbǎn)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (活潑):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
活 潑
かつ > かっ
Grade: 2 		はつ > ぱつ
Hyōgaiji
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 活潑 – see the following entry.
【活発かっぱつ】
active, vigorous, spirited, perky, vivacious
(rare) activity, vigor, vivacity
Alternative spelling
活溌
(This term, 活潑, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (活溌) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
活潑

Noun

活潑 • (hwalbal) (hangeul 활발)

  1. Hanja form? of 활발 (“liveliness; briskness; sprightliness”).
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