破镜 破鏡
破镜 破鏡 pò jìng ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ po3 geng3
- broken mirror
- fig. broken marriage
- divorce
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 破 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
Show 15 more words with 破
- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
镜 鏡
- 眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 镜子 鏡子 jìng zi ㄐㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ geng3 zi2 mirror
- 镜头 鏡頭 jìng tóu ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ geng3 tau4 camera lens
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 上镜 上鏡 shàng jìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ soeng5 geng3 photogenic
Show 15 more words with 镜 鏡
- 借镜 借鏡 jiè jìng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ze3 geng3 (Tw) to draw on (others' experience)
- 凸镜 凸鏡 tū jìng ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ dat6 geng3 convex mirror
- 凹镜 凹鏡 āo jìng ㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˋ nap1 geng3 concave mirror
- 出镜 出鏡 chū jìng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ceot1 geng3 to appear on camera
- 分镜 分鏡 fēn jìng ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ fan1 geng3 storyboard
- 咸镜 咸鏡 Xián jìng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ haam4 geng3 Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸镜南道 of North Korea
- 喉镜 喉鏡 hóu jìng ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hau4 geng3 laryngoscope
- 墨镜 墨鏡 mò jìng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mak6 geng3 sunglasses
- 明镜 明鏡 Míng jìng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ming4 geng3 Der Spiegel
- 明镜 明鏡 míng jìng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ming4 geng3 mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)
- 泳镜 泳鏡 yǒng jìng ㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ wing6 geng3 swimming goggles
- 滤镜 濾鏡 lǜ jìng ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ leoi6 geng3 (photography) filter
- 物镜 物鏡 wù jìng ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mat6 geng3 objective (optics)
- 目镜 目鏡 mù jìng ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ muk6 geng3 eyepiece
- 棱镜 稜鏡 léng jìng ㄌㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ling4 geng3 (optics) prism
Idioms with these characters
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 破
- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
- 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
- 明镜高悬 明鏡高懸 míng jìng gāo xuán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ming4 geng3 gou1 jyun4 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
- 破镜重圆 破鏡重圓 pò jìng chóng yuán ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ po3 geng3 cung4 jyun4 lit. the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)