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伯

bà
#819 most
frequent character
variant of 霸[ba4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

伯 shows a person 亻 with 白 bái, which supplies the sound. It first meant a feudal lord. Read bǎi, it grew to a respectful address for older male relatives. Read bó, it means uncle, the father's older brother, or a male relative.

Drawn as: person

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Same Characters, Different Readings

伯bǎi
one hundred (old)
伯bó
father's elder brother, senior

Homophones

坝bà
dam
坝bà
dam
把bà
handle
罢bà
to stop, to cease, to dismiss
霸bà
hegemon, tyrant, lord, feudal chief

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