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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- po4
- English meanings
- tear, split up, defeat, expose, eradicate, lay bare, cleave, expose the truth of, worn-out, break with, come apart, destroy, capture (city/etc.), defeat (enemy), broken, expose (lie/etc.), destruction, cut, separate, tattered, reveal truth, fall apart, beat, capture, split, not intact, rupture, get rid of, do away with, break
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 皮.
Meaning & sound clues
石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rock”.
皮 is identified as the sound component (pí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 破.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
slope
old woman; mother-in-law
brutish
dregs; waste
force; urgent
very
soul; spirit
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Related words
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- 打破
- 破产
- 破坏
- 破旧
- 破案
- 破灭
- 破碎
- 破裂
- 破解
- 破除
- 突破
- 突破口