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婆娑
Simplified
婆娑
Traditional
婆娑
Pinyin
pó suō
Definition
to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
树叶婆娑在风中
Shùyè pó suō zài fēng zhōng
Leaves sway in the wind
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婆
娑
婆
波
+
女
波
Part
bō
waves
女
Part
nǚ
woman
Appears in characters like:
婆
啵
啵
菠
𬭛
娑
沙
+
女
沙
Part
shā
sand
女
Part
nǚ
woman
Appears in characters like:
莎
鲨
娑
痧
乷
桫
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