玻

bō

see 玻璃[bo1 li5]

jade (王) + skin/sound (皮) = glass (first syllable)

The jade radical signals a hard, lustrous, precious material — fitting for glass. 皮 contributes the sound bō and carries no meaning here.

王+皮→玻
王Jade (variant 玉 simplified to 王 in left-side position)Semantic
皮SkinPhonetic

这块玻璃很厚,不容易打破。

zhè kuài bō li hěn hòu, bù róng yì dǎ pò.

This piece of glass is very thick and not easy to break.

窗户上的玻璃脏了,需要擦一擦。

chuāng hu shàng de bō li zāng le, xū yào cā yi cā.

The glass on the window is dirty and needs to be wiped.

Words with 玻

玻璃

bō li

glass

钢化玻璃

gāng huà bō li

reinforced glass

风档玻璃

fēng dàng bō li

windscreen (car window)

不碎玻璃

bù suì bō li

shatterproof or safety glass

中空玻璃

zhōng kōng bō li

double glazing

希格斯玻色子

xī gé sī bō sè zǐ

Higgs boson (particle physics)

挡风玻璃

dǎng fēng bō li

windshield

有机玻璃

yǒu jī bō li

plexiglass

毛玻璃

máo bō li

frosted glass

玻利尼西亚

bō lì ní xī yà

Polynesia

玻利维亚

bō lì wéi yà

Bolivia

玻尿酸

bō niào suān

hyaluronic acid

More characters with 王

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