簸
bǒ
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to winnow; to toss up and down
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 竹 +13
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 簸
- Common rank
- #3,831
- Unicode
- U+7C38
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 簸
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簸谷 | to winnow grain | |
| 簸扬 | to winnow | |
| 簸荡 | to be tossed around (like a boat on a rough sea) | |
| 颠簸 | to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbu… | |
| 簸箕 | wicker or bamboo winnowing basket; dustpan |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 皮 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮 sound part | skin, hide, fur, feathers | |
| 波 | waves, ripples, breakers; undulations | |
| 破 | to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy | |
| 被 | bedding; a passive particle meaning "by" | |
| 坡 | slope, hillside, embankment | |
| 彼 | that, those, the other | |
| 玻 | glass | |
| 疲 | weak, tired, exhausted | |
| 颇 | rather, quite; partial, biased | |
| 陂 | dam, embankment; reservoir | |
| 跛 | lame | |
| 帔 | cape, robe, skirt | |
| 铍 | beryllium |