Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

colored glaze; glass

Chinese: 常见于“玻璃”。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 璃 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

  • 玻璃bō liglass; (slang) male homosexual
  • 玻璃心bō li xīn(slang) overly sensitive; butthurt
  • 玻璃体bō lí tǐvitreous humor
  • 玻璃化bō li huàvitrification
  • 水玻璃shuǐ bō li(chemistry) water glass

Example Sentence

窗户上的玻璃擦得干干净净。Chuāng hu shàng de bō li cā de gān gān jìng jìng.The glass on the window is wiped spotlessly clean.

窗户Chuāng huwindowshàngondeof玻璃bō liglassto rubde(verb complement)gāndry干净gān jìngcleanjìngclean