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CHINESE CHARACTER

pō

坡

坡

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slope

Numbered pinyin
po1
English meanings
slope, CL:個|个[ge4], sloping, slanted

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 皮.

Meaning & sound clues

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

皮 is identified as the sound component (pí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 坡.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰土皮

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一gè个pō坡。

    A slope.

  2. 02

    shàng上pō坡。

    Go uphill.

  3. 03

    xià下pō坡。

    Go downhill.

  4. 04

    shānpō山坡。

    A hillside.

  5. 05

    dǒu陡pō坡。

    A steep slope.

  6. 06

    huá滑xià下pō坡。

    Slide down the slope.

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