懂中文 Dong Chinese

破

pò

break

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

皮 sound component

皮  Sound component

pí

  

skin

Evolution

破 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
破 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
破 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

破  

pò

break, ruin, destroy; rout; broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of

Most common words with 破
Freq.
Word
Meaning

破

broken

破坏

damage

突破

to break through

打破

to break

破产

to go bankrupt