破 (po3 | po4 pi4) : to break; ruined; destroyed

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破

po3

po4 pi4

[1] [v] break [2] dilapidated; ruined; destroyed [3] [v] defeat; beat (the enemy); capture (enemy territory) [4] [v] expose; exposed; lay bare; see (through) [5] [v] spend (money, etc.) [6] [v] solve; break (a murder case, etc.); analyze [7] [v] come to an end [8] paltry

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

破

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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打破 daa2 po3 da3 po4 = to break 國

爆破 baau3 po3 bao4 po4 = to blow up

衝破 cung1 po3 chong1 po4 = to quickly break through; to penetrate

突破 dat6 po3 tu2 po4 (Taiwan), tu1 po4 (PRC) = to break through; a breakthrough

破壞 po3 waai6 po4 huai4 = wreck, break, destroy

破獲 po3 wok6 po4 huo4 = to uncover (criminal plot); break into and capture

破產 po3 caan2 po4 chan3 = to go bankrupt

破爛 po3 laan6 po4 lan4 = ragged

攻破 gung1 po3 = breach; make a breakthrough

破相 po3 soeng3 = disfigure; disfigurement
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 63 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 破
Unicode code for this character: U+7834 (off-site link)

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