波塞冬

Bōsàidōng

proper noun #62,005

Meanings

1 Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology

Characters

wave, used for its sound

used for its sound

winter, used for its sound

Examples

HSK 1

波塞冬是宙斯的哥哥。

Bōsàidōng shì Zhòusī de gēge.

Poseidon is the elder brother of Zeus.

HSK 7-9

传说波塞冬一生气，海上就会掀起大风浪。

Chuánshuō Bōsàidōng yì shēngqì, hǎishàng jiù huì xiānqǐ dà fēnglàng.

Legend says that when Poseidon gets angry, great storms rise at sea.

Tips

memory

波 "wave" suits a sea god, though all three characters only spell the sound. The planet Neptune, named after his Roman counterpart, is 海王星, "sea king star".

Stroke Order

波 bō

塞 sāi

冬 dōng