Chinese word dictionary

厚朴

hòu pò · magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified厚朴

Traditional厚朴

Pinyinhòu pò

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

厚hòu

generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)

朴pǔ

plain, simple; sincere; surname

How to learn 厚朴

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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厚hòu

thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress

厚度hòudù

thickness

深厚shēnhòu

deep; profound

浓厚nónghòu

dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)

朴素pǔsù

plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous

醇厚chúnhòu

mellow and rich; simple and kind