START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “bo” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
extensive
HSK 4Learn →
shoulder
HSK 4Learn →
to sow
HSK 4Learn →
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
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glass
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neck
HSK 6Learn →
father's elder brother
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variegated
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to anchor
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Poland
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flourishing
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ship
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced bo
2 dictionary entries use the pronunciation bo, including 啵 ((onom.) to bubble), 蔔 (Chinese character).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced bó
26 dictionary entries use the pronunciation bó, including 博 (extensive), 膊 (shoulder), 脖 (neck), 伯 (father's elder brother), 驳 (variegated).
extensive
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shoulder
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neck
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father's elder brother
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variegated
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to anchor
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flourishing
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ship
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to fight
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silk
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name of district in Anhui
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used in 襏襫|袯襫[bo2shi4]
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cymbals
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platinum (chemistry)
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used in 榲桲|榅桲[wen1po5]
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same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong
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woodpidgeon
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plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc)
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Chinese character
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corpse
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ancient musical intrument shaped as a bell
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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a book
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to fill
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced bò
3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation bò, including 簸 (to winnow; to toss up and down), 擘 (thumb), 檗 (Phellodendron amurense).
to winnow; to toss up and down
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thumb
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Phellodendron amurense
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced bǒ
1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation bǒ, including 跛 (to limp).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced bō
13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation bō, including 播 (to sow), 拨 (to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc), 玻 (glass), 波 (Poland), 癶 (Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]).
to sow
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to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
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glass
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Poland
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Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]
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used in 呼哱哱[hu1 bo1 bo1]
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jump
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small earthenware plate or basin
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cake
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Chinese character
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spinach
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these bo characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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