颇 (pō): Taiwan pr., rather, quite
颇 (pō) is a Chinese character meaning “taiwan pr..” 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 (xié, head), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- Taiwan pr.
- rather
- quite
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颇为 | pō wéi | rather |
| 偏颇 | 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 | 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[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 景颇族 | jǐng pō zú | Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan |
| 景颇 | jǐng pō | Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan |
| 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.
...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.
这一切在我看来都颇为荒唐。
Zhè yīqiè zàiwǒkànlái dōu pōwéi huāngtáng.
I think that this is all quite absurd.
医学的最新进展颇为显著。
Yīxué de zuì xīn jìnzhǎn pōwéi xiǎnzhù.
The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
这家报社在当地知名度颇高。
Zhè jiā bàoshè zài dāngdì zhīmíngdù pō gāo.
This newspaper is well known in the local area.
Character Family
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