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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)

俭薄
jiǎnbó
to lack the necessities of life
刻薄
kèbó
unkind
厚薄
hòubó
to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for [[厚此薄彼<hòucǐbóbǐ>]])
厌薄
yànbó
to despise
命薄
mìngbó
to be unlucky
单薄
dānbó
weak
喷薄
pēnbó
to gush
微薄
wēibó
scanty
摊薄
tānbó
dilution
淡薄
dànbó
thin
浅薄
qiǎnbó
superficial
瘠薄
jíbó
(of land) infertile
稀薄
xībó
thin
绵薄
miánbó
my humble effort
薄利
bólì
small profits
薄厚
bóhòu
meanness and generosity
薄命
bómìng
to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)
薄地
bódì
barren land
薄幸
bóxìng
fickle
薄弱
bóruò
weak
HSK 6

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