颇
rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,250 U+9887
How 颇 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “leaf”) + 皮 (phonetic, pí)
How to remember it
quite · Heisig RSH #1959
皮 covering + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 皮
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 皮 (pí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮 sound component | pí | skin, hide, fur, feathers |
| 波 | bō | waves, ripples, breakers; undulations |
| 破 | pò | to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy |
| 被 | bèi | bedding; a passive particle meaning "by" |
| 坡 | pō | slope, hillside, embankment |
| 彼 | bǐ | that, those, the other |
| 玻 | bō | glass |
| 疲 | pí | weak, tired, exhausted |
| 陂 | bēi | dam, embankment; reservoir |
| 簸 | bǒ | dustpan; to winnow, to toss |
| 跛 | bǒ | lame |
| 帔 | pèi | cape, robe, skirt |
| 铍 | pí | beryllium |
Words containing 颇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 | Dé hóng Dǎi zú Jǐng pō zú Zì zhì zhōu | Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 景颇族 | Jǐng pō zú | Jingpo ethnic group |
| 颇多 | pō duō | (quite) a lot; many |
| 颇为 | pō wéi | rather; quite |
| 景颇 | Jǐng pō | Jingpo ethnic group |
| 偏颇 | piān pō | biased; partial |
| 颇具 | pō jù | rather; quite; to have much |
| 廉颇 | Lián Pō | Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 a… |