朴

Piao2
#2,088 most
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surname Piao, Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

朴 is built from 木, wood, as the meaning part and 卜 bǔ for the sound, a loose match. It first meant raw wood before it is worked, which grew to tree bark. The same character was borrowed by sound for the hackberry tree, and read pǔ it means plain or simple.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

朴pō
used in 朴刀[po1dao1]
朴pò
Celtis sinensis var. japonica
朴pǔ
plain and simple, Taiwan pr. [pu2]

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