Memory phrase for the character: 破

破

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Meaning to break, to tear, to defeat, worn out

Pronunciation

pò

Explanation

Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口.), right: skin 皮 (A hand 又 with a knife 丨 peels off the skin 厂)

Mnemonic
 
With a stone on the skin you cause tears and breaks.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
皮 skinFor 'leather' also the radicals 革 and 韦 are used.
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 Vocabulary

打破 dǎ pò  to break; to smash
蘸破 zhàn pò  to wake up due to noise
破敝 pò bì  shabby; damaged
破绽 pò zhàn  hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory (idiom)
破涕为笑 pò tì wéi xiào  to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu  to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
砸破 zá pò  to break; to shatter
撕破 sī pò  to tear
破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi  lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi  lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破烂 pò làn  ragged
破烂 pò làn  

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