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泊

bó
#2,039 most
frequent character
to anchor, touch at, to moor

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

泊 joins 氵 water as its meaning part with 白 bái, which supplies the sound. It first meant fresh water. Read pō, it grew to lake; read bó, it grew to anchor or moor, then to park a car.

泊 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
箔

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Same Characters, Different Readings

泊pō
lake, Taiwan pr. [bo2]

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Homophones

伯bó
father's elder brother, senior
勃bó
flourishing, prosperous, suddenly
博bó
extensive, ample, rich, obtain
卜bó
used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
薄bó
meager, slight, weak, ungenerous or unkind
柏bó
(used for transcribing names)