活潑

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)
simp. (活泼)

Etymology

Short for 活潑剌活泼剌, 活潑潑活泼泼; probably a compound of (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: 活発(かっぱつ) (kappatsu)
  • Korean: 활발(活潑) (hwalbal)
  • Vietnamese: hoạt bát (活潑)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ > かっ
Grade: 2
はつ > ぱつ
Hyōgai
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 活潑 – see the following entry.
活発かっぱつ
[adjective] active, vigorous, spirited, perky, vivacious
[noun] (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

Noun

活潑 • (hwalbal) (hangeul 활발)

  1. hanja form? of 활발 (liveliness; briskness; sprightliness)