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菠 (bō): Spinach or spinach-like plant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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菠

菠=艹grass+氵water+皮skin

A leafy plant (艹) with wavy (氵) patterns (皮) — spinach, with rippled leaves and watery freshness.

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Related Words: 菠

菠菜 • bō cài • spinach

bō菠

cài菜

spinach

菠萝 • bō luó • pineapple

bō菠

luó萝

pineapple

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Example Sentences

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

bō菠

cài菜

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā它

hěn很

jiàn健

kāng康

。

I like to eat spinach because it is very healthy.

zǎo早

cān餐

wǒ我

chī吃

le了

yí一

gè个

bō菠

luó

zhè这

ge个

bō菠

luó萝

fēi非

cháng常

tián甜

，

hěn

Information

Pinyinbō

Meaningspinach or spinach-like plant

Strokes11

Radical艹

Traditional菠

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Zhuyinㄅㄛ

UnicodeU+83E0

CangjieTEY

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萝

bāo包

。

I ate a pineapple bun for breakfast.

很

hǎo好

chī吃

。

This pineapple is very sweet and delicious.

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Characters pronounced "bo".

跛bǒlame
钵bōearthenware basin; alms bowl
帛bósilks, fabrics; wealth, property
箔bóreed screen; frame for growing silkworms
铂bóplatinum; thin sheet of metal
簿bóregister, account book, notebook

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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