(bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2])

surname Bo; wave; ripple; storm; surge

water (氵) + skin (皮) = waves on the water's surface

The water radical carries the meaning — waves and ripples are water in motion. 皮 mainly contributes the sound bō.

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风吹过来,湖面上出现了一圈圈的纹。

fēng chuī guò lái , hú miàn shàng chū xiàn le yī quān quān de bō wén 。

The wind blew over and rings of ripples appeared on the lake's surface.

这场大雨引起了一又一波的洪水。

zhè chǎng dà yǔ yǐn qǐ le yī bō yòu yī bō de hóng shuǐ 。

This heavy rain brought on surge after surge of floodwater.

Words with 波

波卡

bō kǎ

burqa (loanword)

次声波

cì shēng bō

infrasonic wave

载波

zài bō

carrier wave

醋海生波

cù hǎi shēng bō

lit. waves on a sea of vinegar

金融风波

jīn róng fēng bō

financial crisis

长波

cháng bō

longwave (radio)

防波堤

fáng bō dī

breakwater

阿波罗

ā bō luó

Apollo (loanword)

阿波罗计划

ā bō luó jì huà

the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project

随波

suí bō

to drift with the waves

随波逐流

suí bō zhú liú

to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

随波逊流

suí bō xùn liú

to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

More characters with 氵