• 1431st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Bo2)surname Bo
2. báo (bao2)thin • cold in manner • indifferent • weak • light • infertile
3. (bo2)meager • slight • weak • ungenerous or unkind • frivolous • to despise • to belittle • to look down on • to approach or near
4. (bo4)see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for báo (bao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

微薄 

Uncommon

刻薄 
厚积薄发 (厚積薄發)
淡薄 
浅薄 (淺薄)
稀薄 
薄弱 
薄情 
薄熙来 (薄熙來)
薄片 
薄纱 (薄紗)
薄荷 
薄雾 (薄霧)
薄饼 (薄餅)
轻薄 (輕薄)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.