博

bó
#963 most
frequent character
extensive, ample, rich, obtain

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

博 once had a shield, now written 十, with 尃 fū marking the sound. The shield gives the first meaning: to fight or wrestle. From there it grew to win or gain, abundant, extensive, and to gamble.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

博bó
old variant of 博[bo2]

Homophones

伯bó
father's elder brother, senior
勃bó
flourishing, prosperous, suddenly
卜bó
used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
薄bó
meager, slight, weak, ungenerous or unkind
柏bó
(used for transcribing names)

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