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CHINESE CHARACTER
bō
波
波
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wave
- Numbered pinyin
- bo1
- English meanings
- wave; ripple; physics wave
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
uncle; count
to peel
vigorous; sudden
abundant; broad
silk
turn
fight; wrestle
to sow
anchor
used in 玻璃 glass
vast and majestic
neck
arm
ocean-going ship
used in 蘿蔔 (radish)
refute; barge
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