卜

蔔

bó

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used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]

Character breakdown

卜 bǔ is a drawing of cracks in a shell or bone used for divination. It first meant the process of cracking such shells or bones. It grew to mean fortune telling, then to guess or choose. The radish sense is a sound loan.

Drawn as: cracks in shell; cracks in bone

卜 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character

卦

sound8 characters

补扑仆赴朴讣钋攴

picture4 characters

外占贞卟

empty3 characters

处卧攴

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卜Bu3

surname Bu

卜bǔ

(bound form) to divine

Homophones

伯bó

father's elder brother, senior

勃bó

flourishing, prosperous, suddenly

博bó

extensive, ample, rich, obtain

薄bó

meager, slight, weak, ungenerous or unkind

柏bó

(used for transcribing names)

卜

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卜

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