Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win

Chinese: 广博、丰富;也表示博取、赌博。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 博 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician
  • 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum
  • 博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger
  • 博览会bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
  • 微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog

Example Sentence

他知识渊博,懂得很多。Tā zhī shi yuān bó, dǒng de hěn duō.He is very knowledgeable and understands a lot.

he知识zhī shiknowledge渊博yuān bóerudite懂得dǒng deto understandhěnveryduōmany