泊(bó)

HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingsbópō

to moor (a boat)

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Character information

Pinyin
bó / pō
Meaning
to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 泊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵白

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 白 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ白bái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 泊 step by step

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

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Words with 泊

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

tíng停bó泊
HSK 7-9

to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)

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hú湖bó泊
HSK 7-9

lake

Open 湖泊 page →
ōu欧bó泊

opal (Sanskrit: upala)

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bó泊wèi位

berth (for a ship); parking space (for a vehicle)

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ní尼bó泊ěr尔

Nepal

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bó泊chē车

to park a vehicle

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bó泊tóu头

see 泊头市

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bó泊tóu头shì市

Botou, a county-level city in Cangzhou City 沧州市, Hebei

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From 泊’s common words

停湖欧位尼尔车头

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