CHARACTERS / PO

“po” is 9 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 泼pōto splashHSK 4 · TONE 1
  2. 破pòbrokenHSK 4 · TONE 4
  3. 婆pó(bound form) grandmotherHSK 5 · TONE 2
  4. 迫pòto forceHSK 5 · TONE 4
  5. 坡pōslopeHSK 6 · TONE 1
  6. 朴pòCeltis sinensis var. japonicaHSK 6 · TONE 4
  7. 泊pōlakeHSK 6 · TONE 1
  8. 颇pōratherHSK 6 · TONE 1
  9. 魄pò(literary) soulHSK 6 · TONE 4