波bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations. 8 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 6.
How to write 波
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–8 write 皮.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 波 · the stroke-order rules
What 波 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 皮 (pí, skin).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 皮 carries the sound.
Words that use 波
| 波动 | fluctuation 指数值上下起伏变化 生命指标细微波动牵动人心。Small fluctuations in the vital signs tugged at everyone's heart. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 波浪 | wave 指水面因风力等形成的起伏 海面上掀起翻滚的波浪。Rolling waves rose up on the sea. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 微波炉 | microwave oven 指用电磁波加热食物的炉子 他把微波炉和维生素摆在货架上。He put the microwave and the vitamins on the shelf. Lesson 658, 长街新貌 · 笃志博雅与通达四海 · Scholarly Diligence & Global Connections |
Characters that share the sound part 皮
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
Characters that contain 波
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.