# 波

| 波 | U+6CE2, &#27874; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CE2 |
| ← 泡 [U+6CE1] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 泣 → [U+6CE3] |

## Translingual
### Han character

波 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水木竹水 (EDHE), four-corner 3414$_7$, composition ⿰氵皮)

#### Derived characters

* 啵, 𨨏, 菠, 箥, 婆, 碆, 錃

#### Descendants

* Japanese: は (ha)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 617, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17308
* Dae Jaweon: page 1012, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1597, character 7
* Unihan data for U+6CE2

## Chinese

* 波 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese)
* 波 (搞清楚) (Cantonese)
* 波 (Classical)
* 波 (Wu)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 波
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 陂 | *pral, *prals |
| 詖 | *pral, *prals |
| 彼 | *pralʔ |
| 柀 | *pralʔ |
| 佊 | *pralʔ, *prals |
| 貱 | *prals |
| 跛 | *prals, *paːlʔ |
| 披 | *pʰral, *pʰralʔ |
| 鈹 | *pʰral |
| 帔 | *pʰral, *pʰrals |
| 鮍 | *pʰral |
| 耚 | *pʰral |
| 狓 | *pʰral |
| 翍 | *pʰral |
| 旇 | *pʰral, *brals |
| 秛 | *pʰral, *pʰrals |
| 紴 | *pʰralʔ, *paːl |
| 皮 | *bral |
| 疲 | *bral |
| 被 | *bralʔ, *brals |
| 髲 | *brals |
| 鞁 | *brals |
| 骳 | *mbralʔ |
| 波 | *paːl |
| 碆 | *paːl, *baːl |
| 菠 | *paːl |
| 簸 | *paːlʔ, *paːls |
| 駊 | *paːlʔ, *pʰaːlʔ |
| 頗 | *pʰaːl, *pʰaːlʔ, *pʰaːls |
| 坡 | *pʰaːl |
| 玻 | *pʰaːl |
| 破 | *pʰaːls |
| 婆 | *baːl |
| 蔢 | *baːl |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *paːl): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 皮 (OC *bral, “surface”).

### Etymology 1
#### “wave; undulation”

    Debated.
    STEDT and Starostin derive it from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/m-ba (“wave; ripple”). Cognate with Tibetan རྦ (rba), དབའ (dba', “wave”).
    Schuessler (2007) notes a mismatch of the vowels in the above comparanda, and instead posits a root *paj (“slanted; not level”), also subsuming 陂 (OC *pral, “slope; slanting”).
    Wang (1982) relates it to 播 (OC *paːls, “to winnow”), 簸 (OC *paːlʔ, *paːls, “to winnow”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bō, pō (bo$^1$, po$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ, ㄆㄛ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bo$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): pǒ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): bò
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bo$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bo$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): bo$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): pô / phô
    (Hailu, HRS): po$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): bo$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): be$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): bó̤
* Eastern Min (BUC): pŏ̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bor$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pho / po / po͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bo$^1$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bo$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$pu / $^1$pou / $^1$po / $^7$poq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bo$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bō
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bo
*** Wade–Giles: po$^1$
*** Yale: bwō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo
*** Palladius: бо (bo)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Beijing and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pō
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: po
*** Wade–Giles: pʻo$^1$
*** Yale: pwō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: po
*** Palladius: по (po)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bo$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bo
*** Sinological IPA : /po⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: pǒ
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰo²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: bò
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /po³¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bo$^1$
*** Yale: bō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bo$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pᵘɔ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /po⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pô / phô
*** Hakka Romanization System: bo$^ˊ$ / po$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bo$^1$ / po$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /po²⁴/, /pʰo²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: po$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /po⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: be$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pɤ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bó̤
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: pŏ̤
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰo⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bor$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bo̤
*** Sinological IPA : /pɒ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho
*** Tâi-lô: pho
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoy
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po
*** Tâi-lô: po
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poy
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /po³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /po⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po͘
*** Tâi-lô: poo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pof
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bo$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: po
*** Sinological IPA : /po³³/
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pɔ³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^1$pu
*** MiniDict: pu$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$pu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pu⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiading): /pu⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /ɓu⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /pu⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /pu⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /pu⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /pu⁵³/
** (Northern: Changzhou, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
*** Wugniu: $^1$pou
*** MiniDict: pou$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /pɤɯ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /pəu⁵²/
*** Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /pau⁵³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou, Shaoxing)
*** Wugniu: $^1$po
*** MiniDict: po$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /po³³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /po⁵²/
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^7$poq
*** MiniDict: poh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$poq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /poʔ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /poʔ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /poʔ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /po³³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit波 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pʰo⁵⁵/ /po⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pɤ⁴⁴/ /pʰɤ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pʰo²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /pə²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /pə²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pʰo²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /pʰo²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /pɔ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /puə⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pə³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pɤ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /po⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /po⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /po⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /po⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /po³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pʊ²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pɤ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pʰɔ¹³/ /pɔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pɤ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /pu⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /pu⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /po³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /pu³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pɔ³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /po¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /po³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /po³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /po⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /po⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /po²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pɔ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pɔ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pɔ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /po⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /pʰo⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /pɔ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /po³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔbo²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: pa
Rime :
| Character | 波 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 博禾切 |
| Baxter | pa |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /puɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /puɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /puɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pwa/ |
| Li Rong | /puɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /puɑ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /puɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bō |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bo$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤaj/
    (Zhengzhang): /*paːl/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 波 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bō |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pa › |
| Old Chinese | /*pˁaj/ |
| English | wave (n.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 波 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9719 |
| Phonetic component | 皮 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 波 |
| Old Chinese | /*paːl/ |

#### Definitions

波
* wave; breaker
* undulation
* (physics) wave
    聲波／声波 ― shēngbō ― sound wave
    微波 ― wēibō ― microwave
* (Sichuanese, including Chongqing and Neijiang) elderly person
* Short for 波蘭／波兰 (Bōlán, “Poland”).
* Short for 波斯 (Bōsī, “Persia”).
* a surname
* Used in 波羅／波罗 (bōluó), alternative form of 菠蘿 / 菠萝 (bōluó)

##### Synonyms

* (wave): 波動／波动 (bōdòng)

##### Compounds

* 一寸秋波
* 一波
* 一波三折 (yībōsānzhé)
* 三角波 (sānjiǎobō)
* 中波波段
* 中短波
* 也波
* 仁波切 (rénbōqiè)
* 伏波
* 偃波書 / 偃波书
* 光波 (guāngbō)
* 六波羅蜜 / 六波罗蜜
* 凌波 (língbō)
* 凌波仙子
* 凌波微步
* 凌波殿
* 凌波舞
* 凌波襪
* 則波 / 则波
* 加利波里
* 加里波的
* 古井不波
* 古井無波 / 古井无波
* 古井重波
* 周波 (zhōubō)
* 回波
* 太陽電波 / 太阳电波
* 奔波 (bēnbō)
* 奔波勞碌 / 奔波劳碌
* 嬌波 / 娇波
* 孤子波 (gūzǐ bō)
* 孤波 (gūbō)
* 孤立子波 (gūlìzǐ bō)
* 孤立波 (gūlìbō)
* 寧波市 / 宁波市
* 尺水丈波
* 尺波
* 尺波電謝 / 尺波电谢
* 巴波亞 / 巴波亚 (bābōyà)
* 平地波瀾 / 平地波澜
* 平地風波 / 平地风波
* 強波器 / 强波器
* 微波 (wēibō)
* 微波爐 / 微波炉 (wēibōlú)
* 微波食品
* 心波
* 急波波
* 恩波
* 情海生波
* 拔爾波亞 / 拔尔波亚
* 推波助瀾 / 推波助澜 (tuībōzhùlán)
* 捲浪翻波 / 卷浪翻波
* 揚波 / 扬波
* 擁霧翻波 / 拥雾翻波
* 擺動波 / 摆动波
* 政治波普
* 方波 (fāngbō)
* 暗送秋波 (ànsòngqiūbō)
* 曼波 (mànbō)
* 橫波 / 横波 (héngbō)
* 檢波 / 检波 (jiǎnbō)
* 歷經波折 / 历经波折
* 毫米波 (háomǐbō)
* 波以耳
* 波俏
* 波光
* 波光瀲灩 / 波光潋滟
* 波光粼粼 (bōguānglínlín)
* 波光蕩漾 / 波光荡漾
* 波光閃閃 / 波光闪闪
* 波函數 / 波函数 (bōhánshù)
* 波動 / 波动 (bōdòng)
* 波及 (bōjí)
* 波及無辜 / 波及无辜
* 波哥大 (Bōgēdà)
* 波喳
* 波士尼亞 / 波士尼亚 (Bōshìníyà)
* 波士頓 / 波士顿 (Bōshìdùn)
* 波多黎各 (Bōduōlígè)
* 波娘
* 波子曼
* 波導 / 波导 (bōdǎo)
* 波導管 / 波导管 (bōdǎoguǎn)
* 波峰 (bōfēng)
* 波峭
* 波布政權 / 波布政权
* 波布那
* 波希
* 波希戰爭 / 波希战争
* 波希米亞 / 波希米亚 (Bōxīmǐyà)
* 波幅 (bōfú)
* 波平浪靜 / 波平浪静
* 波形 (bōxíng)
* 波形板
* 波微
* 波恩病
* 波扇
* 波折 (bōzhé)
* 波提且利
* 波斯 (Bōsī)
* 波斯喀木 (Bōsīkāmù)
* 波斯國 / 波斯国 (Bōsī Guó)
* 波斯地毯
* 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那 / 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 (Bōsīníyà hé Hēisàigēwéinà)
* 波斯帝國 / 波斯帝国
* 波斯教
* 波斯灣 / 波斯湾 (Bōsī Wān)
* 波斯皁莢 / 波斯皂荚
* 波斯菊
* 波旁王朝
* 波昂
* 波札那 (Bōzhánà)
* 波束 (bōshù)
* 波查
* 波段 (bōduàn)
* 波河
* 波波 (bōbō)
* 波波劫劫
* 波波吒吒
* 波河平原
* 波波悄悄
* 波波淥淥 / 波波渌渌
* 波波漉漉
* 波波碌碌
* 沿波討源 / 沿波讨源
* 波津
* 波流
* 波洛克
* 波浪 (bōlàng)
* 波浪熱 / 波浪热
* 波浪週期 / 波浪周期
* 波浪銳度 / 波浪锐度
* 波浪阻力
* 波涌雲亂 / 波涌云乱 (bōyǒngyúnluàn)
* 波浪鼓 (bōlànggǔ)
* 波源 (bōyuán)
* 波漾
* 波濤 / 波涛 (bōtāo)
* 波濤洶湧 / 波涛汹涌 (bōtāoxiōngyǒng)
* 波瀾 / 波澜 (bōlán)
* 波瀾壯闊 / 波澜壮阔 (bōlánzhuàngkuò)
* 波瀾老成 / 波澜老成
* 波爾 / 波尔
* 波爾卡 / 波尔卡 (bō'ěrkǎ)
* 波爾卡舞 / 波尔卡舞
* 波爾多 / 波尔多 (Bō'ěrduō)
* 波特 (Bōtè)
* 波特萊爾 / 波特莱尔
* 波特酒
* 波狀熱 / 波状热 (bōzhuàngrè)
* 波痕
* 波盪 / 波荡 (bōdàng)
* 波磔 (bōzhé)
* 波磔點畫 / 波磔点画
* 波稜菜 / 波棱菜
* 波節 / 波节 (bōjié)
* 波紋 / 波纹 (bōwén)
* 波紋如縠 / 波纹如縠
* 波納爾 / 波纳尔
* 波紋管 / 波纹管
* 波累 (bōlěi)
* 波羅 / 波罗 (bōluó)
* 波羅夷 / 波罗夷 (bōluóyí)
* 波羅的海 / 波罗的海 (Bōluódì Hǎi)
* 波羅蓋 / 波罗盖 (bōluógài)
* 波羅蜜 / 波罗蜜 (bōluómì)
* 波羅門教 / 波罗门教
* 波群
* 波耳
* 波能
* 波腹 (bōfù)
* 波臣
* 波臣派
* 波若 (bōrě)
* 波茨坦 (Bōcítǎn)
* 波蕩 / 波荡 (bōdàng)
* 波蘭 / 波兰 (Bōlán)
* 波蘭舞曲 / 波兰舞曲
* 波蘭走廊 / 波兰走廊
* 波詭雲譎 / 波诡云谲 (bōguǐyúnjué)
* 波譜 / 波谱 (bōpǔ)
* 波譎雲詭 / 波谲云诡 (bōjuéyúnguǐ)
* 波谷 (bōgǔ)
* 波路壯闊 / 波路壮阔
* 波蹅
* 波迸
* 波逃
* 波迸流移
* 波速
* 波道
* 波長 / 波长 (bōcháng)
* 波開浪裂 / 波开浪裂
* 波隆那
* 波霸 (bōbà)
* 波音 (Bōyīn)
* 波高
* 波髮藻 / 波发藻
* 波黑 (Bōhēi)
* 洪波 (hóngbō)
* 流波
* 洪波滾雪 / 洪波滚雪
* 海不揚波 / 海不扬波 (hǎibùyángbō)
* 海不波溢
* 浪恬波靜 / 浪恬波静
* 海波 (hǎibō)
* 海波不驚 / 海波不惊
* 消波塊 / 消波块 (xiāobōkuài)
* 海沸波翻
* 淚波 / 泪波
* 淪波舟 / 沦波舟
* 淺海波 / 浅海波
* 溢波
* 澴波
* 濾波 / 滤波 (lǜbō)
* 濾波器 / 滤波器 (lǜbōqì)
* 無波無浪 / 无波无浪
* 無線電波 / 无线电波 (wúxiàndiànbō)
* 煙波 / 烟波 (yānbō)
* 煙波客 / 烟波客
* 煙波浩渺 / 烟波浩渺
* 煙波萬頃 / 烟波万顷
* 煙波釣叟 / 烟波钓叟
* 煙波釣徒 / 烟波钓徒
* 爆炸波
* 的黎波里 (Dīlíbōlǐ)
* 目波
* 眼波 (yǎnbō)
* 短波 (duǎnbō)
* 短波廣播 / 短波广播
* 碌碌波波
* 碧波 (bìbō)
* 碧波爽清
* 碧波萬頃 / 碧波万顷
* 示波器 (shìbōqì)
* 秋波 (qiūbō)
* 秋波送情 (qiūbō sòngqíng)
* 第一波
* 簾波 / 帘波
* 粼粼波光
* 縱波 / 纵波 (zòngbō)
* 群波
* 老魚跳波 / 老鱼跳波 (lǎoyútiàobō)
* 者波
* 聲波 / 声波 (shēngbō)
* 脈波體 / 脉波体
* 腦波 / 脑波 (nǎobō)
* 臉波 / 脸波
* 臨去秋波 / 临去秋波
* 藍波 / 蓝波
* 藍波主義 / 蓝波主义
* 衝擊波 / 冲击波 (chōngjībō)
* 衝波激浪 / 冲波激浪
* 衝波逆折 / 冲波逆折
* 西風波 / 西风波
* 趁波逐浪
* 趁浪逐波
* 超短波 (chāoduǎnbō)
* 超聲波 / 超声波 (chāoshēngbō)
* 超音波 (chāoyīnbō)
* 軒然大波 / 轩然大波 (xuānrándàbō)
* 載波 / 载波 (zàibō)
* 送秋波 (sòngqiūbō)
* 逐浪隨波 / 逐浪随波
* 金波
* 金波玉液
* 鋸齒波 / 锯齿波 (jùchǐbō)
* 長波 / 长波 (chángbō)
* 防波堤 (fángbōdī)
* 阿波羅 / 阿波罗 (Ābōluó)
* 隨波漂流 / 随波漂流
* 隨波逐塵 / 随波逐尘
* 隨波逐流 / 随波逐流 (suíbōzhúliú)
* 隨波逐浪 / 随波逐浪
* 雲譎波詭 / 云谲波诡 (yúnjuébōguǐ)
* 電波 / 电波 (diànbō)
* 電磁波 / 电磁波 (diàncíbō)
* 震波 (zhènbō)
* 震波測勘 / 震波测勘
* 面波羅 / 面波罗
* 音波 (yīnbō)
* 頹波 / 颓波
* 風平波息 / 风平波息
* 風波 / 风波
* 風波亭 / 风波亭
* 風波平地 / 风波平地
* 餘波 / 余波 (yúbō)
* 餘波盪漾 / 余波荡漾
* 香波 (xiāngbō)
* 駐波 / 驻波 (zhùbō)
* 鯨波 / 鲸波
* 鱗波 / 鳞波
* 鷗波 / 鸥波
* 麼波 / 么波

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English ball.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bo$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bo$^{1*}$ / bo$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bo$^1$
*** Yale: bō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bo$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bo$^{1*}$ / bo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pᵘɔ³³⁻³³⁵/, /pᵘɔ³³/

#### Definitions

波
* (Cantonese, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) ball (Classifier: 個／个 c; 粒 c)
* (Cantonese) ball game, especially football (Classifier: 場／场 c)
* (Cantonese) team in a ball game, especially football (Classifier: 隊／队 c)
* (Cantonese) goal (act of scoring with the ball) in a ball game, especially football (Classifier: 球 c)
* (Cantonese) automotive gear, gearbox; transmission
    低波 [Cantonese] ― dai$^1$ bo$^1$ [Jyutping] ― low gear
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) typhoon signal (issued by the Hong Kong Observatory)
    八號波／八号波 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― baat$^3$ hou$^6$ bo$^1$ [Jyutping] ― Typhoon Signal No. 8
* (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) boob; breast (Classifier: 對／对 c; 個／个 c)
    波大冇腦／波大冇脑 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― bo$^1$ daai$^6$ mou$^5$ nou$^5$ [Jyutping] ― with big boobs but brainless
** 1999 May 21, 含撚, “扯撚晒旗”, in hk.talk.sex‎ (Usenet):
       ngo$^5$ go$^2$ baan$^1$ jau$^5$ go$^3$ tung$^4$ hok$^6$ (naam$^4$ zai$^2$) jau$^5$ bo$^1$ jau$^5$ lo$^1$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) ball; dance party (Classifier: 個／个 c)
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, always with the classifier) responsibility (Classifier: 個／个 c)

##### Synonyms

* (ball):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 球 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 球 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 球 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 球 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 球 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 球 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蛋子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 蛋子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lancang | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 球 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 球 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 球 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 球 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 波, 球 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 波 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 波 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 波 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 球 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 球, 波 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 球, 波 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 球 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 波 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 球 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 球 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 球, 波 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 球, 波 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 球 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 波 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 波 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 球 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 波 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 球, 波 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 球 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 球 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 球 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 球仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 球仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 球仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 球 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 球仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 球 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 波 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 球 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 球 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 球 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 球 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 球 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 球 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 球 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 球 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 球 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 球 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 波 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 波 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 波 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 球 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 球 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 球 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 球 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 球 |
* (automotive gear): (Mandarin) 排擋／排挡 (páidǎng), 擋／挡 (dǎng)
* (breast):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 乳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 咂咂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 咂兒, 奶頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 咂咂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 奶膀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 個個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 悶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媽媽, 奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 奶子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 奶子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 媽媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 奶頭, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 奶頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 高高 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 高高, 奶頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 苶苶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 奶子, 高高 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 奶奶, 包子 humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 媽, 媽媽, 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 咪咪, 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 奶兒, 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 奶頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 媽頭子 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 媽仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 媽仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 𢆡姑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 𢆡姑 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 乳房 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 𢆡, 呢仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 𢆡, 奄 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 波 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 奶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 奶 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 奶 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 奶菇, 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 奶房, 奶 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 奶 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 奶 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 奶 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 波 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 奶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 奶, 奶菇 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 奶, 奶脯 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶, 媽 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 奶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 奶頭 |
| Jin | Jining | 奶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 牛牛 |
| Jin | Baotou | 奶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 奶 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 奶頭 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 媽媽 |
| Jin | Handan | 妹妹 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶, 奶脬, 奶座 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 奶奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 奶奶 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 奶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 奶, 奶仔, 奶奶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 奶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 奶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 奶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 𢆡 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶頭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 奶 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 奶, 奶窠 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 奶痣婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 奶婆, 奶 |

#### Compounds

* D波 (Cantonese)
* L波 (Cantonese)
* N波 (Cantonese)
* pink波 (ping$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* P波 (pi$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* R波 (Cantonese)
* S波 (Cantonese)
* 三分波 (saam$^1$ fan$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 世界波 (sai$^3$ gaai$^3$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 乒乓波 (bing$^1$ bam$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 交波 (gaau$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 低波 (dai$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 傳波 / 传波 (Cantonese)
* 入波 (jap$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 八字波 (Cantonese)
* 出波 (Cantonese)
* 吹波仔 (ceoi$^1$ bo$^1$ zai$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 吹波糖 (ceoi$^1$ bo$^1$ tong$^{4-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 吹波膠 / 吹波胶 (ceoi$^1$ bo$^1$ gaau$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 和波 (wo$^4$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 坐波監 / 坐波监 (Cantonese)
* 大波 (daai$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 大波妹 (Cantonese)
* 失波 (Cantonese)
* 好波 (hou$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 射波 (se$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 屎波 (si$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 帶波 / 带波 (Cantonese)
* 後波 / 后波 (hau$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 打假波 (daa$^2$ gaa$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 打波 (daa$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 扭波 (Cantonese)
* 拋波 / 抛波 (Cantonese)
* 揸波 (Cantonese)
* 斬波 / 斩波 (Cantonese)
* 棍波 (gwan$^3$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 檯波 / 台波 (toi$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 殺波 / 杀波 (saat$^3$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 沙灘波 / 沙滩波 (saa$^1$ taan$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 波地 (bo$^1$ dei$^{6-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 波場 / 波场 (bo$^1$ coeng$^4$) (Cantonese)
* 波夾棍 / 波夹棍 (Cantonese)
* 波子 (bo$^1$ zi$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 波帽 (bo$^1$ mou$^{6-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 波恤 (Cantonese)
* 波板 (bo$^1$ baan$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 波板糖 (bo$^1$ baan$^2$ tong$^{4-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 波棍 (bo$^1$ gwan$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 波樓 / 波楼 (bo$^1$ lau$^{4-2}$) (Cantonese)
* 波檯 / 波台 (Cantonese)
* 波波 (bo$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 波濤洶湧 / 波涛汹涌 (bo$^1$ tou$^4$ hung$^1$ jung$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 波牛 (Cantonese)
* 波砵 (bo$^1$ but$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 波箱 (bo$^1$ soeng$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 波經 / 波经 (Cantonese)
* 波纜 / 波缆 (Cantonese)
* 波罅 (bo$^1$ laa$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 波衫 (bo$^1$ saam$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 波褲 / 波裤 (Cantonese)
* 波迷 (Cantonese)
* 波霸 (bo$^1$ baa$^3$) (Cantonese)
* 波鞋 (bo$^1$ haai$^4$) (Cantonese)
* 波飛 / 波飞 (bo$^1$ fei$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 烏龍波 / 乌龙波 (wu$^1$ lung$^{4-2}$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 空波 (hung$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 篤波 / 笃波 (duk$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 羽毛波 (jyu$^5$ mou$^4$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 老波骨 (lou$^5$ bo$^1$ gwat$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 肥仔波 (fei$^4$ zai$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 自動波 / 自动波 (zi$^6$ dung$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 草波 (cou$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 落波 (lok$^6$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 西瓜波 (Cantonese)
* 講波 / 讲波 (Cantonese)
* 講波佬 / 讲波佬 (gong$^2$ bo$^1$ lou$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 講波箱 / 讲波箱 (Cantonese)
* 賭波 / 赌波 (dou$^2$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 踢波 (tek$^3$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 轉波 / 转波 (zyun$^3$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 通波仔 (tung$^1$ bo$^1$ zai$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 針波 / 针波 (Cantonese)
* 開波 / 开波 (hoi$^1$ bo$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 食波餅 / 食波饼 (sik$^6$ bo$^1$ beng$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 高波 (Cantonese)
* 鬥波 / 斗波 (Cantonese)
* 黃波燈 / 黄波灯 (wong$^4$ bo$^1$ dang$^1$) (Cantonese)

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 波 – see 簸 (“to winnow; to bump; to jerk; to jolt”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 簸).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### References

* “波”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: は (ha, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: は (ha, Jōyō)
* Kun: なみ (nami, 波, Jōyō)
* Nanori: ぽ (po, 波)

#### Compounds

* 波蘭(ポーランド) (Pōrando)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 波
* なみ Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 浪 (uncommon) 涛 (rare)
⟨nami$_1$⟩ → /namʲi/ → /nami/
From Old Japanese 浪 (nami$_1$), from Proto-Japonic *nami.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) なみ [nàmíꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [na̠mʲi]

#### Noun

波(なみ) • (nami)
* a wave
    そのサーファーは一番(いちばん)大(おお)きな波(なみ)に乗(の)った。
       Sono sāfā wa ichiban ōkina nami ni notta.
       That surfer rode the biggest wave.

##### Derived terms

* 波(なみ)形(がた) (namigata)
* 波(なみ)線(せん) (namisen)
* 津(つ)波(なみ) (tsunami)

#### Proper noun

波(なみ) • (Nami)
* a female given name

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 波
* は Grade: 3
* on'yomi
/pa/ → /ɸa/ → /ha/
From Middle Chinese 波 (MC pa).

#### Affix

波(は) • (ha)
* wave

##### Derived terms

* 波(は)形(けい) (hakei)
* 波(は)線(せん) (hasen)
* 波(は)束(そく) (hasoku)
* 波(は)動(どう) (hadō)
* 波(は)長(ちょう) (hachō)
* 波(は)乱(らん)万(ばん)丈(じょう), 波(は)瀾(らん)万(ばん)丈(じょう) (haranbanjō)
* 波(は)浪(ろう) (harō)
* 孤(こ)立(りつ)波(は) (koritsuha)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 波
* ぽ Grade: 3
* irregular
Short form of ateji (当て字) spelling 波蘭 (Pōrando).

#### Proper noun

波(ぽ) • (Po)
* Short for ポーランド (Pōrando): Poland

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 波 (MC pa). Recorded as Middle Korean 파 (pha) (Yale: pha) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Hanja

Wikisource 波 (eumhun 물결 파 (mulgyeol pa))
* hanja form of 파 (“wave, undulation”)

#### Compounds

* 고주파 (高周波, gojupa)
* 광파 (光波, gwangpa)
* 뇌파 (腦波, noepa)
* 방파제 (防波堤, bangpaje)
* 여파 (餘波, yeopa)
* 음파 (音波, eumpa)
* 인파 (人波, inpa)
* 전자기파 (電磁氣波, jeonjagipa)
* 전파 (電波, jeonpa, “electric or radio wave”)
* 주파수 (周波數, jupasu)
* 중력파 (重力波, jungnyeokpa)
* 지진파 (地震波, jijinpa)
* 초음파 (超音波, cho'eumpa)
* 추파 (秋波, chupa, “romantic move”)
* 충격파 (衝擊波, chunggyeokpa)
* 파급 (波及, pageup)
* 파도 (波濤, pado)
* 파동 (波動, padong)
* 파력 (波力, paryeok)
* 파문 (波紋, pamun, “ripple, undulation”)
* 풍파 (風波, pungpa)
* 한파 (寒波, hanpa)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

波: Hán Nôm readings: Ba
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