薄 - báo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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16 strokes
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薄

báo

Definition

thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile

Other pronunciations

薄	bó	meager slight weak ungenerous or unkind frivolous to despise to belittle to look down on to approach or near
薄	bò	see 薄荷

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

欂

bó

rafter

Related words (16)

薄層

báo céng

thin layer; thin slice; film; lamina; lamella

metal sheet; lamina

thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4]

gauze (cloth)

tissue; kleenex

light silk; silk chiffon

薄脆

báo cuì

crispy thin (cooking style)

薄酒

báo jiǔ

dilute wine; insipid wine; I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor. (humble)

薄餅

báo bǐng

thin flat cake; pancake; pizza

薄透鏡

báo tòu jìng

thin lens (i.e. of negligible thickness in optics)

厚薄

hòu báo

thickness; also pr. [hou4 bo2]

浮薄

fú báo

frivolous; philandering

bashful; shy

thin-skinned; sensitive

thinning scissors

foil; Taiwan pr. [jin1 shu3 bo2 pian4]

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