破(pò)

HSK 310 strokes

broken

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Character information

Pinyin
pò
Meaning
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 破 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石皮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (rock); 皮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí皮pí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 破 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 破

Common words using 破 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎ打pò破
HSK 3

to break; to smash

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zhēn侦pò破

to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sn…

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cì刺pò破

to puncture; to pierce

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huà划pò破

to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (s…

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yī一yǔ语pò破de的

see 一语中的

Open 一语破的 page →
yī一yǔ语dào道pò破

one word says it all (idiom)

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bù不gōng攻zì自pò破

(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)

Open 不攻自破 page →
bù不pò破bù不lì立

without destruction there can be no construction

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