波

See also: 疲
波 U+6CE2, 波
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 34147, composition ⿰氵皮)

Derived characters

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
水面波

Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (皮) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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).

Etymology 1
simp. and trad.
 波

“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

Note: 4poq - only used in 寧波.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 波
Mandarin Beijing /pʰo⁵⁵/
/po⁵⁵/
Harbin /pɤ⁴⁴/
/pʰɤ⁴⁴/
Tianjin /pʰo²¹/
Jinan /pə²¹³/
Qingdao /pə²¹³/
Zhengzhou /pʰo²⁴/
Xi'an /pʰo²¹/
Xining /pɔ⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /puə⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /pə³¹/
Ürümqi /pɤ⁴⁴/
Wuhan /po⁵⁵/
Chengdu /po⁵⁵/
Guiyang /po⁵⁵/
Kunming /po⁴⁴/
Nanjing /po³¹/
Hefei /pʊ²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /pɤ¹¹/
Pingyao /pʰɔ¹³/
/pɔ¹³/
Hohhot /pɤ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /pu⁵³/
Suzhou /pu⁵⁵/
Hangzhou /po³³/
Wenzhou /pu³³/
Hui Shexian /pɔ³¹/
Tunxi /po¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /po³³/
Xiangtan /po³³/
Gan Nanchang /po⁴²/
Hakka Meixian /po⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /po²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /pɔ⁵³/
Nanning /pɔ⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /pɔ⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /po⁵⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /pʰo⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /pɔ⁵⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /po³³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /ʔbo²³/
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/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /puɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 bō
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 bo1
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

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

Etymology 2
simp. and trad.
 波

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

Note: bo1 - in compounds.

Definitions

波

  1. (Cantonese, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) ball (Classifier: 個／个 c; 粒 c)
  2. (Cantonese) ball game, especially football (Classifier: 場／场 c)
  3. (Cantonese) team in a ball game, especially football (Classifier: 隊／队 c)
  4. (Cantonese) goal (act of scoring with the ball) in a ball game, especially football (Classifier: 球 c)
  5. (Cantonese) automotive gear, gearbox; transmission
    低波 [Cantonese]  ―  dai1 bo1 [Jyutping]  ―  low gear
  6. (Hong Kong Cantonese) typhoon signal (issued by the Hong Kong Observatory)
    八號波／八号波 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  baat3 hou6 bo1 [Jyutping]  ―  Typhoon Signal No. 8
  7. (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]  ―  bo1 daai6 mou5 nou5 [Jyutping]  ―  with big boobs but brainless
  8. (Hong Kong Cantonese) ball; dance party (Classifier: 個／个 c)
  9. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, always with the classifier) responsibility (Classifier: 個／个 c)
Synonyms
  • (ball):
Dialectal synonyms of 球 (“ball”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 球
Mandarin Beijing 球
Taiwan 球
Jinan 球
Xi'an 球
Wuhan 球
Chengdu 球
Lancang 球
Guilin 球
Yangzhou 球
Hefei 球
Singapore 球
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 蛋子
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 蛋子
Dagudi (Maliba) 球
Reshuitang (Longling) 球
Mae Salong (Lancang) 球
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 球
Cantonese Guangzhou 波, 球
Hong Kong 波
Taishan 波
Dongguan 波
Rongxian 球
Hepu (Lianzhou) 球, 波
Hepu (Shatian) 球, 波
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 球
Beihai 波
Beihai (Nankang) 球
Beihai (Yingpan) 球
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 球, 波
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 球, 波
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 球
Singapore (Guangfu) 波
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 波
Móng Cái 球
Bangkok (Guangfu) 波
Betong (Rongxian) 球, 波
Gan Nanchang 球
Hakka Meixian 球
Jiexi 球
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 球仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 球仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 球仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 球
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 球仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 球
Hong Kong 波
Bangkok (Meixian) 球
Bangkok (Jiexi) 球
Jin Taiyuan 球
Northern Min Jian'ou 球
Eastern Min Fuzhou 球
Southern Min Xiamen 球
Singapore (Hokkien) 球
Chaozhou 球
Shantou 球
Jieyang 球
Bangkok (Teochew) 球
Chiang Mai (Teochew) 球
Hat Yai (Teochew) 球
Singapore (Teochew) 球
Pontianak (Teochew) 球
Leizhou 波
Haikou 波
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 波
Wu Shanghai 球
Suzhou 球
Wenzhou 球
Xiang Changsha 球
Shuangfeng 球
Dialectal synonyms of 乳房 (“breast”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 乳
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 乳房
Mandarin Beijing 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷
Taiwan 奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang
Tianjin 個個
Langfang 咂咂兒
Tangshan 悶兒
Cangzhou 媽媽
Baoding 媽媽
Shijiazhuang 媽媽
Daming 媽媽
Ulanhot 咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽
Tongliao 咂兒, 奶頭
Chifeng 乳房
Bayanhot 高高, 奶頭
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 咂咂兒
Harbin 奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒
Yantai (Muping) 奶子
Qingdao 奶子
Jinan 媽媽, 奶
Luoyang 奶
Wanrong 奶
Zhengzhou 媽
Xi'an 奶頭, 奶
Yinchuan 高高
Lanzhou 苶苶
Xining 奶頭
Ürümqi 奶子, 高高
Wuhan 媽, 媽媽, 奶
Chengdu 奶奶, 包子 humorous
Guiyang 咪咪, 奶
Kunming 奶
Guilin 奶
Liuzhou 奶
Xuzhou 媽媽
Yangzhou 奶子
Nanjing 奶兒, 奶子
Hefei 奶頭
Chuzhou 媽頭子
Nantong 奶子
Yanping 奶奶
Singapore 乳房
Mae Salong (Lancang) 奶
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 奶
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) 奶膀子
Cantonese Guangzhou 𢆡
Hong Kong 𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 媽仔
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 媽仔
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 𢆡姑
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 𢆡姑
Macau 奶
Guangzhou (Panyu) 𢆡, 奶
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 𢆡
Guangzhou (Conghua) 𢆡
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 𢆡
Foshan 𢆡
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 奶
Foshan (Shunde) 乳房
Foshan (Sanshui) 𢆡
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 𢆡
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 𢆡
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 𢆡, 呢仔
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 𢆡, 奄
Zhuhai (Doumen) 𢆡
Jiangmen (Baisha) 奶
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 𢆡
Taishan 𢆡
Kaiping (Chikan) 𢆡
Enping (Niujiang) 𢆡
Heshan (Yayao) 𢆡
Dongguan 𢆡, 奶
Shaoguan 奶
Yunfu 𢆡
Yangjiang 𢆡
Xinyi 𢆡
Nanning 奶
Wuzhou 奶
Yulin 𢆡
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 𢆡, 奶
Singapore (Guangfu) 波
Gan Nanchang 奶
Lichuan 奶
Pingxiang 奶
Hakka Meixian 奶菇, 奶牯
Xingning 奶菇, 奶
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 奶
Huiyang 奶菇
Huidong (Daling) 奶菇, 奶
Dongguan (Qingxi) 奶牯
Boluo (Bendihua) 奶
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 奶牯
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 奶
Wuhua (Huacheng) 奶菇
Heyuan (Bendihua) 奶
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) 奶牯
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) 奶
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) 奶牯
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 奶
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 奶房, 奶
Liannan 奶
Conghua (Lütian) 奶
Jiexi 奶菇
Changting 奶
Wuping 奶菇
Wuping (Pingyu) 奶菇
Ninghua 奶菇
Yudu 奶
Ruijin 奶
Shicheng 奶菇, 奶
Shangyou (Shexi) 波
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 奶菇
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 奶菇
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 奶菇
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 奶菇
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 奶菇
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 奶
Hong Kong 奶菇
Luchuan 奶
Luchuan (Daqiao) 奶
Sabah (Longchuan) 奶
Senai (Huiyang) 奶菇
Singkawang 奶, 奶菇
Huizhou Jixi 奶, 奶脯
Shexian 奶, 媽
Tunxi 奶
Jin Taiyuan 奶, 奶奶
Xinzhou 奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛
Taibus (Baochang) 奶
Linhe 奶頭
Jining 奶
Hohhot 牛牛
Baotou 奶
Dongsheng 奶
Haibowan 奶頭
Zhangjiakou 媽媽
Handan 妹妹
Northern Min Jian'ou 奶, 奶脬, 奶座
Eastern Min Fuzhou 奶奶, 奶
Changle 奶奶
Fuqing 奶奶
Yongtai 奶
Gutian 奶
Fu'an 奶
Ningde 奶
Shouning 奶
Zhouning 奶
Fuding 奶
Southern Min Xiamen 奶, 奶仔
Quanzhou 奶, 奶仔
Zhangzhou 奶, 奶仔
Taipei 奶
New Taipei (Sanxia) 奶仔
Kaohsiung 奶
Yilan 奶
Changhua (Lukang) 奶
Taichung 奶
Taichung (Wuqi) 奶
Tainan 奶
Taitung 奶
Hsinchu 奶
Kinmen 奶
Penghu (Magong) 奶
Penang (Hokkien) 奶
Singapore (Hokkien) 奶, 奶仔, 奶奶
Manila (Hokkien) 奶仔
Pingnan (Shangdu) 奶
Chaozhou 奶
Shantou 奶
Jieyang 奶
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 奶
Singapore (Teochew) 奶
Wenchang 奶
Haikou 奶
Puxian Min Putian 奶
Xianyou 奶
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 𢆡
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 奶頭
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 奶
Wu Shanghai 奶, 奶奶
Shanghai (Chongming) 奶
Suzhou 奶奶
Danyang 奶奶
Hangzhou 奶奶
Ningbo 奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶
Wenzhou 奶奶, 奶
Jinhua 奶, 奶窠
Xiang Changsha 奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish
Xiangtan 奶痣婆
Loudi 奶婆
Shuangfeng 奶婆
Quanzhou 奶婆, 奶

Compounds
  • D波 (Cantonese)
  • L波 (Cantonese)
  • N波 (Cantonese)
  • pink波 (ping1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • P波 (pi1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • R波 (Cantonese)
  • S波 (Cantonese)
  • 三分波 (saam1 fan1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 世界波 (sai3 gaai3 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 乒乓波 (bing1 bam1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 交波 (Cantonese)
  • 低波 (dai1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 傳波／传波 (Cantonese)
  • 入波 (jap6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 八字波 (Cantonese)
  • 出波 (Cantonese)
  • 吹波仔 (ceoi1 bo1 zai2) (Cantonese)
  • 吹波糖 (ceoi1 bo1 tong4-2) (Cantonese)
  • 吹波膠／吹波胶 (ceoi1 bo1 gaau1) (Cantonese)
  • 和波 (wo4 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 坐波監／坐波监 (Cantonese)
  • 大波 (daai6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 大波妹 (Cantonese)
  • 失波 (Cantonese)
  • 好波 (hou2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 射波 (se6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 屎波 (si2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 帶波／带波 (Cantonese)
  • 後波／后波 (hau6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 打假波 (daa2 gaa2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 打波 (daa2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 扭波 (Cantonese)
  • 拋波／抛波 (Cantonese)
  • 揸波 (Cantonese)
  • 斬波／斩波 (Cantonese)
  • 棍波 (gwan3 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 檯波／台波 (toi2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 殺波／杀波 (Cantonese)
  • 沙灘波／沙滩波 (Cantonese)
  • 波地 (Cantonese)
  • 波場／波场 (bo1 coeng4) (Cantonese)
  • 波夾棍／波夹棍 (Cantonese)
  • 波子 (bo1 zi2) (Cantonese)
  • 波帽 (bo1 mou6-2) (Cantonese)
  • 波恤 (Cantonese)
  • 波板 (bo1 baan2) (Cantonese)
  • 波板糖 (bo1 baan2 tong4-2) (Cantonese)
  • 波棍 (bo1 gwan3) (Cantonese)
  • 波樓／波楼 (bo1 lau4-2) (Cantonese)
  • 波檯／波台 (Cantonese)
  • 波波 (bo1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 波濤洶湧／波涛汹涌 (bo1 tou4 hung1 jung2) (Cantonese)
  • 波牛 (Cantonese)
  • 波砵 (bo1 but1) (Cantonese)
  • 波箱 (bo1 soeng1) (Cantonese)
  • 波經／波经 (Cantonese)
  • 波纜／波缆 (Cantonese)
  • 波罅 (bo1 laa3) (Cantonese)
  • 波衫 (bo1 saam1) (Cantonese)
  • 波褲／波裤 (Cantonese)
  • 波迷 (Cantonese)
  • 波霸 (bo1 baa3) (Cantonese)
  • 波鞋 (bo1 haai4) (Cantonese)
  • 波飛／波飞 (bo1 fei1) (Cantonese)
  • 烏龍波／乌龙波 (wu1 lung4-2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 空波 (hung1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 篤波／笃波 (duk1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 羽毛波 (Cantonese)
  • 老波骨 (lou5 bo1 gwat1) (Cantonese)
  • 肥仔波 (Cantonese)
  • 自動波／自动波 (zi6 dung6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 草波 (cou2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 落波 (lok6 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 西瓜波 (Cantonese)
  • 講波／讲波 (Cantonese)
  • 講波佬／讲波佬 (gong2 bo1 lou2) (Cantonese)
  • 講波箱／讲波箱 (Cantonese)
  • 賭波／赌波 (dou2 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 踢波 (tek3 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 轉波／转波 (zyun3 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 通波仔 (tung1 bo1 zai2) (Cantonese)
  • 針波／针波 (Cantonese)
  • 開波／开波 (hoi1 bo1) (Cantonese)
  • 食波餅／食波饼 (sik6 bo1 beng2) (Cantonese)
  • 高波 (Cantonese)
  • 鬥波／斗波 (Cantonese)
  • 黃波燈／黄波灯 (wong4 bo1 dang1) (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:

References

Japanese

Kanji
波

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
波
なみ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
浪 (uncommon)
濤 (rare)

⟨nami1⟩ → /namʲi/ → /nami/

From Old Japanese 浪 (nami1), from Proto-Japonic *nami.

Pronunciation

Noun

波(なみ) • (nami) 

  1. 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

Proper noun

波(なみ) • (Nami) 

  1. 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) 

  1. wave
Derived terms
Compounds

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) 

  1. Short for ポーランド (Pōrando): Poland

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →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))

  1. Hanja form? of 파 (“wave, undulation”).

Compounds
Compounds

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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