Chinese words pronounced bo (any tone) 61 words, in the 5 tones bo is read in. bō (1st tone) 18 words 波(bō) wave 般(bō) used in 般若 bōrě 拨(bō) dial 剥(bō) peel 播(bō) sow 蕃(bō) see 吐蕃 tǔbō 钵(bō) monk's alms bowl 玻(bō) see 玻璃 bōli 啵(bō) bubble 哱(bō) used in 呼哱哱 hūbōbō 饽(bō) cake 趵(bō) sound of stamping on the ground 波(bō) wave 般(bō) used in 般若 bōrě 撥(bō) dial 剝(bō) peel 播(bō) sow 蕃(bō) see 吐蕃 tǔbō 缽(bō) monk's alms bowl 玻(bō) see 玻璃 bōli 啵(bō) bubble 哱(bō) used in 呼哱哱 hūbōbō 餑(bō) cake 趵(bō) sound of stamping on the ground All 18 words pronounced bō bó (2nd tone) 37 words 薄(bó) meager 伯(bó) father's elder brother 泊(bó) moor 卜(bó) used in 萝卜 luóbo 博(bó) abundant 搏(bó) fight 驳(bó) variegated 勃(bó) flourishing 脖(bó) neck 柏(bó) (used for transcribing names) 铂(bó) platinum 帛(bó) silk 薄(bó) meager 伯(bó) father's elder brother 泊(bó) moor 蔔(bó) used in 萝卜 luóbo 博(bó) abundant 搏(bó) fight 駁(bó) variegated 勃(bó) flourishing 脖(bó) neck 柏(bó) (used for transcribing names) 鉑(bó) platinum 帛(bó) silk All 37 words pronounced bó bǒ (3rd tone) 2 words 跛(bǒ) limp 簸(bǒ) winnow 跛(bǒ) limp 簸(bǒ) winnow bò (4th tone) 7 words 薄(bò) see 薄荷 bòhe 柏(bò) used in 黄柏 huángbò 擘(bò) thumb 簸(bò) used in 簸箕 bòjī 檗(bò) used in 黄檗 huángbò 捭(bò) separate 譒(bò) promulgate 薄(bò) see 薄荷 bòhe 柏(bò) used in 黄柏 huángbò 擘(bò) thumb 簸(bò) used in 簸箕 bòjī 檗(bò) used in 黄檗 huángbò 捭(bò) separate 譒(bò) promulgate bo (neutral tone) 2 words 卜(bo) used in 萝卜 luóbo 啵(bo) grammatical particle equivalent to 吧 蔔(bo) used in 萝卜 luóbo 啵(bo) grammatical particle equivalent to 吧