How to Write 颇 (pō) — Meaning “quite / rather / considerably”

Imagine a head (页) made of skin (皮) — that would be quite a strange sight! The word 'quite' matches the meaning of 颇, so you can remember it as a 'quite unusual head' made of skin.

Write the left side 皮 first: horizontal hook, left slash, horizontal, horizontal hook, then a right downward stroke. The right side 页 follows: horizontal, vertical, horizontal, left down, right downward. A common mistake is to make the left side too wide — keep it narrower than the right side.

颇 has 皮 (skin) on the left, while 顸 has 干 (dry) and 项 has 工 (work). Visually, they look similar but the left component changes. In meaning, 颇 is an adverb (quite), 顸 means 'thick' or 'foolish', and 项 means 'neck' or 'item'.

颇 is a formal or literary adverb meaning 'quite' or 'rather', used before adjectives or verbs, like 颇为成功 (quite successful). It is common in written news and academic texts but less frequent in everyday conversation, giving a refined tone.

Common words containing 颇 include: 颇为 (pō wèi) — quite / rather; 颇多 (pō duō) — quite a lot / many; 颇好 (pō hǎo) — quite good / rather good.