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amber

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hu3po4 • hǔpò

Meaning


Primary

amber

Mnemonic


Imagine two pieces of 琥珀 amber on a necklace: one 琥 amber bead beside another 珀 amber bead, both glowing golden in the sunlight.

Usage


这 块 琥珀 里 有 一 只 小 昆虫。

There is a small insect inside this piece of amber.

她 戴 着 一 条 琥珀 项链。

She is wearing an amber necklace.

博物馆 展出 了 许多 不同 颜色 的 琥珀。

The museum exhibited amber in many different colors.