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ㄆㄛ ˋ

broken

破 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as in the fourth tone.

It is made up of the components (stone) and (skin/fur).

  • ㄆㄛ ˋ

    broken

    • ˊ

      shí

      stone

    • ㄆㄧ ˊ

      skin/fur

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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John says people used to use <broken> STONEs to cut hip[po, o]x, and lion SKIN.
by vms5q

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damaged skin is usually hard as stone
by janek205

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skin will be damaged when touch stone
by longndtam

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 破

Definitions for 破 pronounced as pò

  • broken
  • damaged
  • worn out
  • lousy
  • rotten
  • to break, split or cleave
  • to get rid of
  • to destroy
  • to break with
  • to defeat
  • to capture (a city etc)
  • to expose the truth of

Vocabulary

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Collections

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Book 2 part 2

by Junon 154 characters

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by Joeyjoefro 200 characters

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by Joeyjoefro 179 characters

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