菠
spinach
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,167 U+83E0
How 菠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 波 (phonetic, bō)
How to remember it
spinach · Heisig RSH #1962
flower + 波 waves
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 波
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 波 (bō) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波 sound component | bō | waves, ripples, breakers; undulations |
| 婆 | pó | old woman; grandmother |
Words containing 菠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大树菠萝 | dà shù bō luó | jackfruit |
| 木菠萝 | mù bō luó | jackfruit; breadfruit; Artocarpus heterophyllus |
| 菠萝包 | bō luó bāo | pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple… |
| 菠萝油 | bō luó yóu | pineapple bun 菠蘿包|菠萝包[bo1 luo2 bao1] with a slice of butter inserted |
| 菠菜 | bō cài | spinach (CL:棵[ke1]); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2 cai3]) |
| 树菠萝 | shù bō luó | jackfruit |
| 菠萝蜜 | bō luó mì | jackfruit |
| 菠萝 | bō luó | pineapple |
| 菠萝啤 | bō luó pí | pineapple-flavored soda |
| 菠烷 | bō wán | bornane; camphane C10H18 |