舶

bó
#2,313 most
frequent character
ship

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

舶 bó puts 舟 boat with 白 bái, the sound part. The boat meaning gives its first sense: a large boat for the sea. From that came 'shipping,' the business of moving goods by water.

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Homophones

伯bó
father's elder brother, senior
勃bó
flourishing, prosperous, suddenly
博bó
extensive, ample, rich, obtain
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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