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薄 - báo

thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy

thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy

How to read 薄

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinbáo
Englishthin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

薄利 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 薄厚. Please read 薄命 one more time.

Common words with this character

small profits
meanness and generosity; intimacy and alienation
to be born under an unlucky star; to be born unlucky
barren land; poor soil

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 薄.