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薄
bò
1. see [[薄荷<bòhe>]]
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 (20)

鄙薄
bǐbó
to despise
薄海
bóhǎi
vast area
轻薄
qīngbó
light
蚕薄
cánbó
variant of [[蠶箔|蚕箔<cánbó>]]
厚薄
hòubó
to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for [[厚此薄彼<hòucǐbóbǐ>]])
薄面
bómiàn
my meager sensibilities
厌薄
yànbó
to despise
命薄
mìngbó
to be unlucky
单薄
dānbó
weak
喷薄
pēnbó
to gush
薄雾
bówù
mist
薄酬
bóchóu
small reward (for work)
微薄
wēibó
scanty
薄荷
bòhe
field mint
薄膜
bómó
membrane
摊薄
tānbó
dilution
淡薄
dànbó
thin
浅薄
qiǎnbó
superficial
瘠薄
jíbó
(of land) infertile
稀薄
xībó
thin

Alternate Entries

薄
Bó
surname Bo
HSK 5
薄
báo
thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile
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

Metadata

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