波 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

波 English definition

  • wave
  • ripple
  • storm
  • surge

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck;
  • : phonetic bo; used in onomatopoeia; see 呼呼哱[hu1 hu1 bo1], hoopoe bird;
  • : (onom.) to bubble;
  • : name of a mountain;
  • : to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch;
  • : to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4];
  • : glass;
  • : obscure variant of 缽|钵[bo1];
  • : alms bowl;
  • : spinach;
  • : small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra;
  • : cake; biscuit;

Words containing 波, by HSK level