破折号

Traditional form:

破折號

Pinyin (reading):

pòzhéhào

Definitions:

• dash
• Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)

Characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 破 - to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 折 - to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar