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Keyword
wave
  • waves
  • ripples
  • breakers
  • undulations
Frequency
#736
Strokes
8
Readings
bō100%
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 皮 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
波bō
wave; ripple; storm; surge
波动bōdòng
to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall
波音Bōyīn
Boeing (aerospace company)
波士顿Bōshìdùn
Boston, capital of Massachusetts
风波fēngbō
disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness
波特Bōtè
(surname) Potter or Porter
波及bōjí
to spread to; to involve; to affect
微波wēibō
ripple; microwave
阿波罗Ābōluó
Apollo (loanword)
波多黎各BōduōLígè
Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
波长bōcháng
wavelength
波罗Bōluó
Polo (car made by Volkswagen)
奔波bēnbō
to rush about; to be constantly on the move
电波diànbō
electric wave; alternating current
刘晓波LiúXiǎobō
Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八宪章 (LíngbāXiànzhāng), Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010
电磁波diàncíbō
electromagnetic wave
超声波chāoshēngbō
ultrasound (scan)