簸

bǒ
#3,579 most
frequent character
to winnow, to toss up and down

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

簸 shows a bamboo scoop 箕, the meaning part, with 皮 pí supplying the sound, though the sound match is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant scooping chaff out of grain, which grew to the scoop itself. Read bǒ, it means to winnow or toss, and then to shake or jolt.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

簸bò
used in 簸箕[bo4 ji1]

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