波浪 (bōlàng): wave; billow

Meanings

Both characters mean wave — together they emphasize large, rolling waves.

Bō làng pāidǎzhe hǎi'àn.

The waves were crashing against the shore.

Hǎi shàng de bō làng yuè lái yuè dà.

The waves on the sea are getting bigger and bigger.

Tā de tóufa shì bō làng xíng de.

Her hair is wavy.

usage

波浪形 (bō làng xíng) means 'wavy shape' and is used for wavy hair, wavy lines, etc. 波浪号 (bō làng hào) is the tilde symbol (~).

波 bō

浪 làng