伯

bó
#819 most
frequent character
father's elder brother, senior

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

伯 shows a person 亻 with 白 bái, which supplies the sound. It first meant a feudal lord. Read bǎi, it grew to a respectful address for older male relatives. Read bó, it means uncle, the father's older brother, or a male relative.

Drawn as: person

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Same Characters, Different Readings

伯bà
variant of 霸[ba4]
伯bǎi
one hundred (old)

Homophones

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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