薄(báo)

HSK 416 strokes
Readingsbáobóbò

surname Bo

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Character information

Pinyin
báo / bó / bò
Meaning
surname Bo
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 薄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹溥

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 溥 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

艹ǎo溥pǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 薄 step by step

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

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Words with 薄

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

dān单bó薄
HSK 7-9

weak

Open 单薄 page →
jiǎn俭báo薄

meager; poor

Open 俭薄 page →
kè刻bó薄

unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deduc…

Open 刻薄 page →
hòu厚báo薄

thickness; also pr. [hou4 bo2]

Open 厚薄 page →
shì势dān单lì力báo薄

(idiom) lacking strength and support

Open 势单力薄 page →
hòu厚gǔ古bó薄jīn今

to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)

Open 厚古薄今 page →
hòu厚cǐ此bó薄bǐ彼

to favour one and discriminate against the other

Open 厚此薄彼 page →
hòu厚jī积bó薄fā发

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)

Open 厚积薄发 page →

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From 薄’s common words

单俭刻厚势力古今

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