Chinese Character: 破 (Pò - Break; Rupture)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 石 (Radical: 石 (stone radical), related to rocks)
笔画数: 10 (Number of strokes: 10)
结构分解: 形声字，从石（与石头相关），皮声（pí，表音）。本义指石头碎裂（如“石破”），引申为破裂、损坏（如“打破”）、突破（如“破案”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "石" (stone radical) and "皮" (phonetic component). Originally means "stone breaking", extended to "rupture" (e.g., "打破" - break) or "breakthrough" (e.g., "破案" - solve a case).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pò (Fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“破”主要表示：
1. 动词：使破裂、损坏（如“打破杯子”“撕破纸张”）；
2. 动词：突破、解决（如“破案”“破格录取”）；
3. 形容词：破碎的、不完整的（如“破衣服”“破房子”）。("破" mainly means:
1. Verb: Break or rupture (e.g., "打破杯子" - break a cup).
2. Verb: Break through or solve (e.g., "破案" - solve a case).
3. Adjective: Broken or incomplete (e.g., "破衣服" - torn clothes).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 破坏 (pò huài) Destroy
- 破碎 (pò suì) Shatter
- 打破 (dǎ pò) Break
- 破案 (pò àn) Solve a case
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“破”作动词时，常与“打”“撕”等动词搭配（如“打破”“撕破”），可带宾语（如“破纪录”）或补语（如“破成碎片”）；作形容词时，多修饰名词（如“破窗户”“破椅子”），可受副词修饰（如“非常破”）；部分词汇含口语色彩（如“破玩意儿”表示不值钱的东西）。("破" as a verb collocates with "打" (hit) or "撕" (tear) (e.g., "打破" - break). It takes objects (e.g., "破纪录" - break a record) or complements (e.g., "破成碎片" - shatter into pieces). As an adjective, it modifies nouns (e.g., "破窗户" - broken window) and can be modified by adverbs (e.g., "非常破" - very broken). Some terms are colloquial (e.g., "破玩意儿" - cheap stuff).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“破”在中国文化中常与“旧”“新”对比（如“破旧立新”指破除旧事物，建立新事物）；成语“破釜沉舟”（pò fǔ chén zhōu）比喻下定决心（burn the boats）；传统习俗中，“破五”（正月初五）有破除禁忌的含义（break taboos）。("破" contrasts with "旧" (old) and "新" (new) (e.g., "破旧立新" - discard the old, establish the new). The idiom "破釜沉舟" (burn the boats) describes determination. In traditions, "破五" (fifth day of Lunar New Year) means breaking taboos.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
他不小心打破了妈妈最爱的瓷碗，心里很愧疚。(Tā bù xiǎo xīn dǎ pò le mā mā zuì ài de cí wǎn, xīn lǐ hěn kuì jiù.)
He accidentally broke his mother's favorite porcelain bowl and felt guilty.
警方经过一个月的调查，终于破了这起盗窃案。(Jǐng fāng jīng guò yī gè yuè de diào chá, zhōng yú pò le zhè qǐ dào qiè àn.)
After a month of investigation, the police finally solved the theft case.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“破”的结构：左边“石”代表石头，右边“皮”提示发音（Pò）。想象“石头被击碎”的场景（如用锤子砸石头），即可记住“破”与“破裂、损坏”相关的核心含义；结合“破坏”“打破”等常用词，强化记忆。(Associate "破" with its structure: "石" (stone) on the left, and "皮" (pí) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine a stone being shattered to remember the core meaning "break/rupture". Connect with common terms like "破坏" to reinforce memory.)