瀑

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 15
Total Strokes: 18

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bào, bó, pù
Cantonese: buk6
JapaneseKun: NIWAKAUME TAKI
JapaneseOn: BAKU HOU BOKU
Korean: PHOK PHO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: waterfall, cascade; heavy rain

CE-Dict: waterfall

Soothill: A torrent, cataract, cascade.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a waterfall; a cascade; a cataract
bao
ㄅㄠA
1.a pouring rain which comes all of a sudden; a sudden shower

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》瀑疾雨也。一曰沫也。一曰瀑，資也。从水暴聲。《詩》曰：「終風且瀑。」

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】瀑
【廣韻】平報切【韻會】薄報切，𠀤音暴。【說文】疾雨也。　又沫也。【郭璞·江賦】拊拂瀑沫。　又【廣韻】蒲木切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】步木切，𠀤音僕。飛泉懸水也。【孫綽·遊天台山賦】瀑布飛流以界道。　又【集韻】弼角切，音雹。𤀰瀑，水沸聲。【左思·蜀都賦】龍池𤀰瀑。　又濆瀑，波浪涌起之貌。【郭璞·江賦】渨㵽濆瀑。　本作𤄗。

CF-Dict: cascade

Han-De-Dict: Wasserfall (u.E.) (S)