DICTIONARY
The Chinese word bao - 薄 - báo
(thin in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
báo
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced bó / bò. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translation
thin
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 薄 ( báo ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of báo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 薄 ( bao / báo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe ben shu hen bao.
Zhè běn shū hěn báo.– English translation: This book is very thin.
Topic
Character complexity
薄 is composed of 19 strokes and therefore is of high complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
sheet metal | membrane
薄 ( bao / báo ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1446)
薄 ( bao / báo ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1446)
Other characters that are pronounced báo in Chinese
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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro.
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