波U+6CE28 STROKES
Entry·pron. bō
ㄅㄛ
“Wave; ripple; surge; undulation; a physical wave phenomenon; surname; Poland (abbr.).”
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- 波動ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋto undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall; instability; in physics, vibration propagating through a medium
- 風波ㄈㄥ ㄅㄛdisturbance; crisis; dispute; upheaval; a commotion or controversy in public or private affairs
- 波頓ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄣˋBurton (surname); Burton (place name, e.g. Burton upon Trent); a type of ale or beer style
- 波士頓ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋBoston; capital city of Massachusetts, United States; major academic and cultural center.
- 波蘭ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊPoland; a country in Central Europe
- 波及ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊto spread to; to involve; to affect; to have repercussions for others
- 奔波ㄅㄣ ㄅㄛto rush about; to be constantly on the move; to hustle; to run around busy
- 超音波ㄔㄠ ㄧㄣ ㄅㄛultrasound; sound waves above 20,000 Hz; used in detecting objects, medical imaging, and flaw detection.
- 波西ㄅㄛ ㄒㄧrelating to Bohemia or the Czech lands; bohemian (free-spirited, unconventional lifestyle).
- 波浪ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋwave; a rising and falling movement on the surface of water; (figuratively) facial expression; (figuratively) wit or humor (Taiwan usage).
- 瑪波ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄛa female given name; a character in Agatha Christie's mystery novels
- 波特ㄅㄛ ㄊㄜˋAmerican female writer (1890–?); known for richly structured short stories and complex characterizations; works often set in Mexico
- 波濤ㄅㄛ ㄊㄠˊlarge waves; billows; surging water; figuratively, a turbulent era or upheaval; archaic: to flee or escape.
- 伊波拉ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚEbola; a severe viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus; often fatal; outbreaks mainly in Africa.
- 波斯ㄅㄛ ㄙPersia, the old name for modern Iran, a country in western Asia; a patron deity of candle makers, said to be a poor woodcutter who discovered tree resin and presented it to Yu the Great, leading to the invention of candles.
- 阿波羅ㄚ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˊGreek god of the sun; god of knowledge, art, and light; from English Apollo
- 波音ㄅㄛ ㄧㄣBoeing; the Boeing Company, American aircraft manufacturer
- 寧波ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛNingbo; major port city in Zhejiang province, China
- 波折ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊtwists and turns; setbacks and complications in a process or matter
- 波麗ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋPoli (phonetic rendering, often used in names or brand transliterations)
- 電波ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄛradio wave; electromagnetic wave used for communication, detection, and distance measurement
- 一波波ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄅㄛwave after wave; one wave after another; in continuous waves or surges
- 波瀾ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊlarge waves; surging tide; figurative ups and downs in events or human emotions; grand and sweeping momentum in writing
- 腦波ㄋㄠˇ ㄅㄛbrainwave; electrical signal produced by brain activity, often used in medical monitoring or neuromarketing contexts
- 柯波拉ㄎㄜ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄚFrancis Ford Coppola; celebrated American film director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
- 軒然大波ㄒㄩㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄛtowering waves; major uproar, great disturbance or controversy
- 陳澄波ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄥˋ ㄅㄛChen Cheng-po (1895–1947); renowned Taiwanese painter, a pioneer of modern art in Taiwan; killed in the 228 Incident
- 波段ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˋfrequency band with defined upper and lower limits, as for radio or television broadcasts; a time period or phase of price movement in financial markets
- 推波助瀾ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊpush the waves and add to the swell; egg on a situation from the sidelines so it escalates; abet or fuel an unfolding development
- 微波ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛmicrowave; electromagnetic wave used in communications, radar, and cooking
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