渤 (Bó): short for the Bohai Sea 渤海 (Bóh…

Meanings

1 short for the Bohai Sea 渤海 (Bóhǎi)
2 the Gulf of Zhili / Chihli

Characters

渤

bó

the Bohai Sea (place name)

Examples

渤海位于辽宁和山东之间。

Bóhǎi wèiyú Liáoníng hé Shāndōng zhī jiān.

The Bohai Sea lies between Liaoning and Shandong provinces.

环渤海地区是中国重要的经济区。

Huán Bóhǎi dìqū shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de jīngjì qū.

The Bohai Rim region is one of China's important economic zones.

Tips

culture

The Bohai Sea is China's only inland sea, nearly enclosed by the Liaodong and Shandong peninsulas. The 环渤海 (Bohai Rim) economic region — encompassing Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, and Qingdao — is one of China's three major economic zones alongside the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas.