波 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
波澜
bōlán
waves; disturbance; twists and turns
Characters in this word
澜 lán
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 阑 screen door, railing, fence
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部回忆录表面平静，内里却隐藏着时代变迁的巨大波澜。 Zhè bù huíyìlù biǎomiàn píngjìng, nèilǐ què yǐncáng zhe shídài biànqiān de jùdà bōlán. This memoir seems calm on the surface, but within it lie the great upheavals of a changing age.
- 平静的湖面没有一点波澜。 Píngjìng de húmiàn méiyǒu yìdiǎn bōlán. The calm surface of the lake had not a single ripple.
- 他的一生波澜壮阔，经历过很多大事。 Tā de yìshēng bōlán zhuàngkuò, jīnglì guò hěn duō dàshì. His life was full of grand ups and downs, and he went through many great events.
Related words
- 奔波 bēnbō to rush about; to be constantly on the go
- 波动 bōdòng to fluctuate; fluctuation
- 波及 bōjí to affect; to spread to
- 波浪 bōlàng wave; waves
- 波涛 bōtāo waves; billows
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 风波 fēngbō disturbance; controversy
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 荡漾 dàngyàng to ripple; to undulate
- 风浪 fēnglàng wind and waves; turmoil
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 潮水 cháoshuǐ tide; tidal water