泊

pō
#2,039 most
frequent character
lake, Taiwan pr. [bo2]

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

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