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坡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
坡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

坡 Stroke Order — How to Write 坡

Stroke Order

坡 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

坡 Radical and Character Components

Components:土皮

坡 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 皮 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 5 more strokes

坡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • pō

Meanings of 坡 in Chinese

1

pō坡

Sloping ground; a slope (e.g., hillside, downhill).
我们一起爬上了这座山坡。
We climbed up this hillside together.
Slope, incline, or ramp; a surface that is not level.
自行车在坡道上骑行很费力
Riding a bicycle on a ramp is very strenuous.

Common Words and Phrases with 坡

1
pō坡dào道
A ramp; an inclined path or driveway.
医院入口处修建了一条新的坡道,方便轮椅和婴儿车进出。
A new ramp was built at the hospital entrance, making it easier for wheelchairs and strollers to access.
2
pō坡dì地
sloping fields
雨后,农民开始在坡地上播种。
After the rain, farmers began to sow seeds on the sloping fields.
3
pō坡dù度
The steepness or gradient of a slope, calculated as the ratio of its vertical rise to its horizontal distance.
这条路的坡度很大,开车需要特别小心。
The gradient of this road is very steep, so one needs to drive particularly carefully.
4
pō坡tuó陀
undulating; with ups and downs
远处的山峦坡陀起伏,景色壮丽,令人心旷神怡
The distant mountains undulated, a magnificent sight that refreshed the mind and spirit.

More words with 坡

  • dī堤pō坡the sloping sides of a dike
  • dǒu陡pō坡a steep slope or incline
  • huǎn缓pō坡a gentle slope
  • kē科lún伦pō坡Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
  • xié斜pō坡An inclined surface; a slope.
  • shān山pō坡hillside, slope
  • pō坡jiǎo脚Foot of a slope, Lame person
  • pō坡miàn面slope surface, slope face
  • pá爬pō坡climb a slope, go uphill
  • shān山pō坡shàng上on the hillside, on the slope
  • shàng上pō坡uphill, ascent
  • xià下pō坡downhill, decline
  • běi北pō坡North Slope, northern slope
  • pō坡shàng上on the slope, uphill
  • xiǎo小shān山pō坡hillock, knoll
  • xīn新jiā加pō坡Singapore
  • àn岸pō坡bank slope, river bank
  • cháng长bǎn坂pō坡Changbanpo, Changban Slope
  • shān山tǐ体huá滑pō坡landslide
  • xià下pō坡shí时downhill, on the descent

Idioms with 坡

  • jiè借pō坡xià下lǘ驴take advantage of an opportunity
  • zǒu走xià下pō坡lù路to decline or deteriorate

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Questions about 坡

What does 坡 mean in Chinese?

坡 (pō) means “Sloping ground” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 坡?

坡 is pronounced pō in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 坡 have?

坡 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 坡?

坡 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 坡?

The radical of 坡 is 土, and 坡 is a phono-semantic compound.

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