波磔 bōzhé calligraphy strokes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 波 bō (bound form) [calligraphy stroke] (bound form) the right-falling stroke in Chinese calligraphy, also known as 捺 nà磔 zhé [calligraphy stroke] (bound form) An old term for the right-falling calligraphy stroke, now commonly called 捺 nà.