Chinese symbol for “ripple”
微波
wēi bō
ripple; microwave
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ripple is 微波 (wēi bō), defined as: ripple; microwave.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ripple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涟漪 (漣漪) | lián yī | ripple |
| 波纹 (波紋) | bō wén | ripple; corrugation |
| 涟 (漣) | lián | ripple; tearful |
| 荡漾 (蕩漾) | dàng yàng | to ripple; to undulate |
| 漪 | yī | ripple |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 微波.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 轻微 (輕微) | qīng wēi | slight; light |
| 微生物 | wēi shēng wù | microorganism |
| 微型 | wēi xíng | miniature; micro-; tiny |
| 波动 (波動) | bō dòng | to undulate; to fluctuate |
| 波音 | bō yīn | mordent (music) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ripple”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.