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

Ask DeepSeek

Same Characters, Different Readings

泊pō
lake, Taiwan pr. [bo2]

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.