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
波涛
bōtāo
waves; billows
Characters in this word
涛 tāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 寿 old age, longevity
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 海面上的波涛一夜未停，救援船只能在天亮后再靠近失事海域。 Hǎimiàn shàng de bōtāo yí yè wèi tíng, jiùyuán chuán zhǐ néng zài tiānliàng hòu zài kàojìn shīshì hǎiyù. The billows on the sea did not stop all night, so the rescue boat could only approach the accident area after dawn.
- 巨大的波涛拍打着岩石，发出雷一样的声音。 Jùdà de bōtāo pāidǎ zhe yánshí, fāchū léi yíyàng de shēngyīn. Huge billows pounded the rocks with a sound like thunder.
- 渔船在汹涌的波涛中慢慢向前驶去。 Yúchuán zài xiōngyǒng de bōtāo zhōng mànmàn xiàng qián shǐ qù. The fishing boat slowly made its way forward through the surging billows.
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
- 波澜 bōlán waves; disturbance; twists and turns
- 波浪 bōlàng wave; waves
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 风波 fēngbō disturbance; controversy
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 风浪 fēnglàng wind and waves; turmoil
- 岛屿 dǎoyǔ island; islands
- 荡漾 dàngyàng to ripple; to undulate
- 对岸 duì'àn opposite bank; the other side