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粕

pò

Character

What 粕 means

1. grains in distilled liquor

Words containing 粕

• 糟粕zāo pòdross; dregs; rubbish
• 豆粕dòu pòsoybean meal
• 去其糟粕qù qí zāo pòto remove the dross; to discard the dregs
• 取其精华，去其糟粕qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pòtake the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)…

Characters built on 白

These share the phonetic component 白 (bái), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 伯bófather's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 迫pòto force; to compel; to approach or go towards
• 泊pōlake; Taiwan pr. bó
• 舶bóship
• 珀pòused in 琥珀
• 铂bóplatinum (chemistry)
• 魄pò(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
• 帛bósilk

Characters that look like 粕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 粘zhānto glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to
• 釉yòuglaze (of porcelain)
• 耘yúnto weed
• 桓huánChinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)

Sounds the same

Read pò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 破broken; damaged; worn out
• 迫to force; to compel; to approach or go towards
• 魄(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
• 珀used in 琥珀
• 朴Celtis sinensis var. japonica
• 蒪myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga)