颇 (pō): rather, quite
颇 (pō) is a Chinese character meaning “rather.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 皮 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #1550 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 颇 leaf. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (yè, page), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- rather
- quite
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颇为adverb | pō wéi | rather |
| 偏颇adjective | piān pō | biased |
| 颇具 | pō jù | rather |
| 颇多 | pō duō | (quite) a lot |
| 德宏傣族景颇族自治州proper-noun | dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu | Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省 |
| 景颇族noun | jǐng pō zú | Jingpo ethnic group |
| 景颇noun | jǐng pō | Jingpo ethnic group |
| 廉颇 | lián pō | Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国 |
颇 appears in 8 compound words: 38 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 颇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个颇字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě pō zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "颇" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.
为了解决这个小众但重要的需求,人们曾经发明过许多颇为有趣的方案。
wéi le jiě jué zhè gè xiǎo zhòng dàn chóng yāo de xū qiú , rén men céng jīng fā míng guò xǔ duō pō wéi yǒu qù de fāng àn .
To address this niche but important need, people have come up with many rather interesting solutions.
过去十多年,苹果也推出过不少颇具影响力的新产品。
guò qù shí duō nián , píng guǒ yě tuī chū guò bù shǎo pō jù yǐng xiǎng lì de xīn chǎn pǐn .
Over the past decade or so, Apple has also introduced a number of influential new products.
发布会揭晓的首批参赛阵容中,“黑马冠军”瓦舍罗的名字颇具分量。
fā bù huì jiē xiǎo de shǒu pī cān sài zhèn róng zhōng , hēi mǎ guàn jūn wǎ shě luó de míng zì pō jù fēn liàng .
Among the first batch of contestants announced at the press conference, the name “Washero,” the “dark horse champion,” carried significant weight.
虽然尺寸很小,这辆儿童车却颇有几分智能汽车的模样。
suī rán chǐ cùn hěn xiǎo , zhè liàng ér tóng chē què pō yǒu jī fēn zhì néng qì chē de mó yàng .
Although it's quite small, this children's car bears a striking resemblance to a smart car.
...日星座运势/巨蟹今日桃花绕左右 选择机会颇多
. . . rì xīng zuò yùn shì jù xiè jīn rì táo huā rào zuǒ yòu xuǎn zé jī huì pō duō
... Sun horoscope/Cancer today peach blossoms around There are many opportunities to choose
意料之外,收获颇丰。
Yìliàozhīwài, shōuhuò pō fēng.
Unexpectedly, I struck fortune.
有关癌症成因的研究耗费颇巨。
Yǒuguān áizhèng chéngyīn de yánjiū hàofèi pō jù.
Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.
汤姆好像颇为忙,对不对?
Tāngmǔ hǎoxiàng pōwéi máng, duìbùduì?
Tom seemed quite busy, didn't he?
这件物件的表面颇为粗糙。
Zhè jiàn wùjiàn de biǎomiàn pōwéi cūcāo.
The surface of the object is fairly rough.
Character Family
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