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破 - pò

break, ruin, destroy; rout

break, ruin, destroy; rout

How to read 破

Click 破 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishbreak, ruin, destroy; rout
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

破事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 破亡. Please read 破例 one more time.

Common words with this character

trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing
to die out; conquered
to make an exception
to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 破 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 破事 and 破亡 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 破.