泊

pō

lake

Taiwan pr. [bo2]

water (氵) + sound cue (白) = still lake

The water radical (氵) carries the meaning, marking this as a body of still water. 白 lends the sound; its brightness does not factor into the lake meaning.

氵+白→泊
氵WaterSemantic
白WhitePhonetic

这里有很多湖泊,风景非常美。

zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō hú pō , fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi 。

There are many lakes here, and the scenery is very beautiful.

这个地区的湖泊为当地人提供了干净的水。

zhè ge dì qū de hú pō wèi dāng dì rén tí gōng le gān jìng de shuǐ 。

The lakes in this region provide clean water for the local people.

Words with 泊

罗布泊

luó bù pō

Lop Nor, former salt lake in Xinjiang, now a salt-encrusted lake bed

湖泊

hú pō

lake

停泊

tíng bó

to anchor

飘泊

piāo bó

variant of 漂泊[piao1 bo2]

鸾飘凤泊

luán piāo fèng bó

lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)

代客泊车

dài kè bó chē

valet parking

尼泊尔

ní bó ěr

Nepal

尼泊尔王国

ní bó ěr wáng guó

Kingdom of Nepal

尼泊尔鹪鹛

ní bó ěr jiāo méi

(bird species of China) Nepal cupwing; immaculate cupwing; Nepal wren-babbler (Pnoepyga immaculata)

接泊车

jiē bó chē

shuttle bus

欧泊

ōu bó

opal (Sanskrit: upala)

漂泊

piāo bó

(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor

More characters with 氵

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