Learn a Chinese Character - 坡 (Pō) - Slope; Hill

Chinese Character: (Pō - Slope; Hill)

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

部首:(Radical: 土 (earth radical), related to land)

笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)

结构分解: 形声字,从土(与土地相关),皮声(pí,表音)。本义指倾斜的地面(如“山坡”“土坡”),引申为坡度(如“陡坡”“缓坡”)。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "土" (earth radical) and "皮" (phonetic component). Originally refers to sloped ground (e.g., "山坡" - mountain slope), extended to "gradient" (e.g., "陡坡" - steep slope).)

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音:(First tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“坡”主要表示:
1. 名词:倾斜的地面(如“山坡”“下坡路”);
2. 名词:坡度(倾斜的程度,如“陡坡”“缓坡”);
3. 动词:使倾斜(如“坡形设计”指带坡度的结构)。("坡" mainly means:
1. Noun: Sloped ground (e.g., "山坡" - mountain slope).
2. Noun: Gradient (e.g., "陡坡" - steep slope).
3. Verb: Make sloped (e.g., "坡形设计" - sloped design).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“坡”多作名词,常与“山”“陡”“缓”等字搭配(如“山坡”“陡坡”);可受形容词修饰(如“长坡”“短坡”);作定语时描述与坡度相关的事物(如“坡顶”指坡的最高点);动词用法较少,多见于专业术语(如“坡屋顶”指带坡度的屋顶)。("坡" is mainly a noun, collocating with "山" (mountain), "陡" (steep), or "缓" (gentle) (e.g., "山坡" - mountain slope). Modified by adjectives (e.g., "长坡" - long slope) or used as an attribute (e.g., "坡顶" - slope top). Verb usage is rare, mainly in technical terms (e.g., "坡屋顶" - sloped roof).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国地形多样,“坡”与农耕、交通密切相关(如梯田沿坡而建);成语“一马平川”(yī mǎ píng chuān)指广阔平坦的地面(与“坡”形成对比);俗语“上坡容易下坡难”(shàng pō róng yì xià pō nán)比喻做事开始容易收尾难,体现生活智慧。("坡" is closely related to farming and transportation in China (e.g., terraced fields built along slopes). The idiom "一马平川" (flat expanse) contrasts with slopes. The saying "上坡容易下坡难" (easy to climb, hard to descend) reflects life wisdom.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

孩子们在山坡上快乐地奔跑,追赶着蝴蝶。(Hái zi men zài shān pō shàng kuài lè de bēn pǎo, zhuī gǎn zhe hú dié.)
The children ran happily on the mountain slope, chasing butterflies.

这段路是缓坡,开车不需要特别减速。(Zhè duàn lù shì huǎn pō, kāi chē bù xū yào tè bié jiǎn sù.)
This section of the road is a gentle slope; no need to slow down specially when driving.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“坡”的结构:左边“土”代表土地,右边“皮”提示发音(Pō)。想象土地上倾斜的坡面(如山坡),即可记住“坡”与“倾斜地面、坡度”相关的核心含义。(Associate "坡" with its structure: "土" (earth) on the left for land, and "皮" (pí) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine a sloped land surface (e.g., mountain slope) to remember the core meaning "sloped ground".)

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