啵 meaning and stroke order
Onomatopoetic, the sound of a brook bubbling
How to write 啵, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 啵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (onom.) to bubble
- grammatical particle equivalent to 吧
How 啵 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The sound 口 of ripples in the water 波; 波 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 啵
A mouth 口 next to ripples 波 (bō): picture the little sound water makes as it bubbles and ripples. The 波 side also tells you how to say it, bō or bo.
啵 (bō) imitates bubbling or popping sounds, and in casual speech it is often used for the sound of a kiss, as in 亲一个，啵 (qīn yí gè, bō, give me a kiss, mwah). As a neutral-tone particle bo, it works like 吧 (ba) and appears in some regional or very colloquial speech, for example 好啵？ (hǎo bo? OK then?).
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 波 (bō, wave) when they mean the sound. Remember that sound words usually take the 口 radical, so the bubbling or kissing sound is 啵, not 波.
Questions about 啵
How many strokes are in 啵?
啵 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 啵 mean?
啵 (bo) means onomatopoetic, the sound of a brook bubbling.
How do you pronounce 啵?
啵 is pronounced bo, in the neutral tone (short and light).
What is the radical of 啵?
The radical of 啵 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 啵 under this radical.
Does 啵 mean kiss in Chinese?
Not by itself as a verb. It is the sound of a kiss, like mwah in English. People write 啵一个 (bō yí gè) playfully to mean give a kiss.
Should I use 啵 instead of 吧 in standard Mandarin?
Usually no. 吧 (ba) is the standard particle. 啵 as a particle sounds regional or very casual, so use it only when you hear it in that kind of speech.