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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


這 塊 琥珀 裡 有 一 隻 小 昆蟲。

There is a small insect inside this piece of amber.

她 戴 著 一 條 琥珀 項鍊。

She is wearing an amber necklace.

博物館 展出 了 許多 不同 顏色 的 琥珀。

The museum exhibited amber in many different colors.