粕 (pò): grains in distilled liquor

粕 (pò) is a Chinese character meaning “grains in distilled liquor.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 白 (phonetic). It ranks #3095 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 粕 grain. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 粗 (cū, (of sth long) wide), 粉 (fěn, powder), 精 (jīng, essence).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 米 rice11 strokesFrequency #3095米 semantic白 phonetic

Definitions

  1. grains in distilled liquor

Etymology & Origin

粕

pictophoneticgrain

Decomposition: ⿰米白 (layout: left-right)

Components:米semantic白phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
糟粕nounzāo pòdross
取其精华，去其糟粕qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pòtake the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
去其糟粕qù qí zāo pòto remove the dross
豆粕noundòu pòsoybean meal
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Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

粕 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 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 粕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

糟zāo
0.600184 co-occurrences
甘gān
0.496216 co-occurrences
籽zǐ
0.47620 co-occurrences
豆dòu
0.43766 co-occurrences
谷gǔ
0.433168 co-occurrences
屋wū
0.426158 co-occurrences
壁bì
0.42580 co-occurrences
皂zào
0.41412 co-occurrences
棉mián
0.35412 co-occurrences
膜mó
0.34114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

粕字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。

pò zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

Although the character "粕" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.

少数派May 2026

但又被粕谷哲抢先了一步。

dàn yòu bèi pò gǔ zhé qiǎng xiān le yī bù .

But Tetsu Kasuya beat him to it.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (grain) component

精jīng糊hú粗cū粉fěn糟zāo糖táng粮liáng粹cuì粒lì糕gāo

Related Characters

粗cū粉fěn精jīng糊hú米mǐ类lèi糖táng粮liáng糕gāo糟zāo

Homophones — Characters pronounced pò

迫pò魄pò

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 粕 (pò) mean in Chinese?
粕 (pò) primarily means "grains in distilled liquor." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3095 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 粕 and 百?
粕 (pò) and 百 (bǎi) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 米 vs 白 (same 白 component).
How many strokes does 粕 have?
粕 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 粕?
The radical associated with 粕 is 米 (rice). This radical appears in many characters related to rice.
What are the components of 粕?
粕 is composed of: 米 (semantic), 白 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰米白 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 粕?
Common words with 粕 include: 糟粕 (zāo pò, "dross"); 取其精华，去其糟粕 (qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò, "take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)"); 去其糟粕 (qù qí zāo pò, "to remove the dross"); 豆粕 (dòu pò, "soybean meal"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 粕 (pò)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pò: 迫 (to persecute), 魄 ((literary) soul). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 粕 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 粕 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.