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薄
báo
1. thin
2. cold in manner
3. indifferent
4. weak
5. light
6. infertile
HSK 5 Common • Top 6% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

薄
báo
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
HSK 5 16 丶

Compound Words (12)

薄板
báobǎn
metal sheet
薄片
báopiàn
thin slice
薄饼
báobǐng
thin flat cake
厚薄
hòubáo
thickness
薄酒
báojiǔ
dilute wine
薄脆
báocuì
crispy thin (cooking style)
浮薄
fúbáo
frivolous
薄纸
báozhǐ
tissue
薄纱
báoshā
gauze (cloth)
脸薄
liǎnbáo
bashful
薄层
báocéng
thin layer
薄透镜
báotòujìng
thin lens (i.e. of negligible thickness in optics)

Alternate Entries

薄
Bó
surname Bo
HSK 5
薄
bó
meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near
HSK 5
薄
bò
see [[薄荷<bòhe>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,432
Word Frequency Rank
5,082 of 84,292

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