泊 pō to anchor
to anchor; to moor
How to remember 泊: 氵 water + 白 white = to anchor. In the calm water of the bay, the sailor slows her little white boat and throws the chain to anchor for the night.
Component breakdown
泊 = 氵 water + 白 white
- 氵 water
- 白 white
In the calm water of the bay, the sailor slows her little white boat and throws the chain to anchor for the night.
How it is used
- To moor/anchor a boat, hence to settle/drift - 停泊 (tíngbó) to anchor, 漂泊 (piāobó) to drift/wander (a rootless life).
- 淡泊 (dànbó) means indifferent to fame and gain. A second reading pō means lake: 湖泊 (húpō) lakes, 血泊 (xuèpō) a pool of blood.