泊 (bó)

to anchor; to moor; lake

How 泊 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
泊
Simplified
泊 (unchanged)

Components

泊 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

bó
to anchor; touch at; to moor
pō
lake; Taiwan pr. [bo2]

Common words using 泊

漂泊 piāobó
to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence
停泊 tíngbó
to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship)
尼泊爾 níbóěr
Nepal
湖泊 húpō
lake
飄泊 piāobó
to drift; to lead a wandering existence; also written 漂泊
歐泊 ōubó
opal (Sanskrit: upala)
泊位 bówèi
berth
泊車 bóchē
parking
羅布泊 luóbùbó
Lop Nor, salt lake and nuclear testing site in Xinjiang
落泊 luòbó
down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained
血泊 xuèpō
bloodbath; pool of blood

泊 in a sentence

那艘船已經停泊在港口好幾天了。

Nà sōu chuán yǐjīng tíngbó zài gǎngkǒu hǎojǐ tiān le.

“That ship has been docked at the harbor for several days.”

How common is 泊?

泊 is the 2,039th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.3% of all running text.

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